Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Dec 16, 1986, 5:11 AM GMT-12 (17:11 UTC), 466 km (290 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-12-16 17:11:03 UTC
Depth
466.1 km (289.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.562° S, 179.338° 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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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4Fiji region · 14521 days ago · 529 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 14521 days ago · 504 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 14513 days ago · 593 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 5.1Fiji region · 14506 days ago · 560 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 14502 days ago · 603 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 14493 days ago · 623 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 14531 days ago · 594 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 5.0Fiji region · 14534 days ago · 589 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 14541 days ago · 606 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 14550 days ago · 584 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00030x5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC.