M4.4 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jun 22, 1986, 11:32 AM GMT+13 (22:32 UTC), 497 km (309 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-21 22:32:28 UTC
- Depth
- 497.4 km (309.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.566° S, 178.275° 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 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1Fiji region · 14697 days ago · 626 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.0274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14678 days ago · 557 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 14673 days ago · 596 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 14669 days ago · 620 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 14667 days ago · 566 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14656 days ago · 559 km deep · 42 km away
Before
- 4.3Fiji region · 14712 days ago · 555 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.6299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14714 days ago · 561 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14719 days ago · 627 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.6265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14722 days ago · 478 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.0265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14724 days ago · 411 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.2286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14728 days ago · 502 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14733 days ago · 596 km deep · 68 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002v9c. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC.