Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jan 17, 1987, 1:24 AM GMT-12 (13:24 UTC), 623 km (387 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-01-17 13:24:05 UTC
Depth
622.5 km (386.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.547° S, 179.418° 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.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 14465 days ago · 596 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 14449 days ago · 629 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 14448 days ago · 592 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 14434 days ago · 559 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 14503 days ago · 603 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 5.1Fiji region · 14507 days ago · 560 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 14513 days ago · 593 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 5.4Fiji region · 14521 days ago · 529 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00031ra. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.