M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jan 30, 1987, 7:55 PM GMT+12 (07:55 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-30 07:55:12 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.531° S, 173.414° E
- 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
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003219. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.