M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Mar 2, 1987, 3:16 AM GMT-12 (15:16 UTC), 629 km (391 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-02 15:16:57 UTC
- Depth
- 629.0 km (390.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.206° S, 179.327° 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 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 14434 days ago · 559 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 14409 days ago · 619 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.8Fiji region · 14400 days ago · 570 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032xk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.