M5.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Sep 25, 1986, 2:19 AM GMT+12 (14:19 UTC), 620 km (385 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-09-24 14:19:37 UTC
- Depth
- 619.8 km (385.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 13.630° S, 173.055° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 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 usp0002ybd (also filed as gcmtb092486a, gcmt19860924141937, iscgem487185). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC.