M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Sep 27, 1986, 1:27 AM GMT+12 (13:27 UTC), 396 km (246 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
- 1986-09-26 13:27:05 UTC
- Depth
- 396.3 km (246.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.288° S, 177.875° 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 2.1 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7238 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 14602 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 14601 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 14590 days ago · 391 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.4274 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 14573 days ago · 424 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.4272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14568 days ago · 606 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.8220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14567 days ago · 557 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14565 days ago · 589 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002yde. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:42 AM UTC.