Fiji earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Nov 15, 1986, 8:17 AM GMT+13 (19:17 UTC), 614 km (381 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-11-14 19:17:46 UTC
Depth
613.9 km (381.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.981° S, 178.882° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0Fiji region · 14540 days ago · 606 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 5.0Fiji region · 14534 days ago · 589 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 14530 days ago · 594 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 14524 days ago · 466 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 5.4Fiji region · 14520 days ago · 529 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 14512 days ago · 593 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 5.1Fiji region · 14506 days ago · 560 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 14502 days ago · 603 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 14499 days ago · 525 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 14560 days ago · 641 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 14565 days ago · 621 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.9Fiji region · 14578 days ago · 624 km deep · 30 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003003. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.