M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Feb 15, 1987, 9:11 AM GMT+13 (20:11 UTC), 596 km (370 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-14 20:11:13 UTC
- Depth
- 595.7 km (370.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.836° S, 178.905° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Fiji region · 14449 days ago · 629 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14434 days ago · 559 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14425 days ago · 627 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14415 days ago · 554 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14415 days ago · 621 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 14409 days ago · 619 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032g3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.