M4.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Sep 26, 1986, 1:46 PM GMT+13 (00:46 UTC), 563 km (350 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-09-26 00:46:21 UTC
- Depth
- 562.9 km (349.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.099° S, 178.431° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.9Fiji region · 14579 days ago · 624 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 14566 days ago · 621 km deep · 92 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ycx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.