Fiji earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Feb 26, 1987, 6:50 PM GMT-12 (06:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1987-02-27 06:50:54 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.238° S, 176.953° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 14433 days ago · 108 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 5.1Fiji region · 14395 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032u4 (also filed as gcmtb022787b, gcmt19870227065058, iscgem475431). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.