M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 22, 1986, 6:54 PM GMT+12 (06:54 UTC), 642 km (399 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-22 06:54:55 UTC
- Depth
- 641.9 km (398.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 14.554° S, 174.807° E
- 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
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xdu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.