M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Mar 27, 1987, 1:31 AM GMT+13 (12:31 UTC), 627 km (390 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-26 12:31:18 UTC
- Depth
- 627.3 km (389.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.124° S, 178.627° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 14428 days ago · 554 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14427 days ago · 621 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.7Fiji region · 14399 days ago · 569 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.4291 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 14396 days ago · 635 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 14392 days ago · 567 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.7297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14389 days ago · 503 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14382 days ago · 626 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00033nj. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC.