M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, May 29, 1986, 8:35 PM GMT+13 (07:35 UTC), 596 km (370 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-29 07:35:47 UTC
- Depth
- 595.7 km (370.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.956° S, 178.352° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14726 days ago · 502 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.0265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14722 days ago · 411 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.6265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14720 days ago · 478 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14718 days ago · 627 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.7272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14713 days ago · 548 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.6299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14712 days ago · 561 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 14710 days ago · 555 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14708 days ago · 497 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 14695 days ago · 626 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.0274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14676 days ago · 557 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002uj7. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:48 PM UTC.