M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jun 12, 1986, 12:15 PM GMT+13 (23:15 UTC), 627 km (390 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 Fiji region. 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-11 23:15:04 UTC
- Depth
- 627.0 km (389.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.722° S, 178.343° 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 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14706 days ago · 561 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 14705 days ago · 555 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14702 days ago · 497 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 14690 days ago · 626 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.0274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14671 days ago · 557 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 14666 days ago · 596 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 14662 days ago · 620 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 14660 days ago · 566 km deep · 70 km away
Before
- 4.6265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14715 days ago · 478 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.0265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14717 days ago · 411 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.2286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14720 days ago · 502 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14726 days ago · 596 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 14741 days ago · 621 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002uzc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.