M4.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Mar 24, 1987, 8:00 AM GMT+13 (19:00 UTC), 568 km (353 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-23 19:00:50 UTC
- Depth
- 567.7 km (352.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.803° S, 178.380° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 14425 days ago · 627 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14415 days ago · 554 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14414 days ago · 621 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 14380 days ago · 567 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.7297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14376 days ago · 503 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 14375 days ago · 592 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00033k6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.