M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jul 5, 1986, 10:56 PM GMT-12 (10:56 UTC), 589 km (366 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-06 10:56:06 UTC
- Depth
- 588.5 km (365.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.977° S, 179.305° 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.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2Fiji region · 14677 days ago · 597 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 14660 days ago · 595 km deep · 63 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vrk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:14 AM UTC.