M5.4 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Oct 1, 1986, 3:17 PM GMT+12 (03:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-01 03:17:35 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.646° S, 177.609° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7227 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 14602 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.4274 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 14573 days ago · 424 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002yj8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.