M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jun 1, 1986, 10:13 AM GMT+12 (22:13 UTC), 578 km (359 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 275 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-31 22:13:07 UTC
- Depth
- 578.3 km (359.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.509° S, 177.797° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14722 days ago · 600 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.8284 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 14717 days ago · 651 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.6287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14700 days ago · 448 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.0275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14700 days ago · 450 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.5248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14681 days ago · 626 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002un9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:58 AM UTC.