M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 15, 1986, 6:58 PM GMT+12 (06:58 UTC), 573 km (356 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 241 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
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-09-15 06:58:40 UTC
- Depth
- 573.3 km (356.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.558° S, 177.764° 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 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1299 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 14618 days ago · 500 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.0237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14604 days ago · 611 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 14604 days ago · 397 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14577 days ago · 589 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.8243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14574 days ago · 575 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002y3j. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.