Fiji earthquakes

M5.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, May 4, 1987, 5:46 AM GMT+13 (16:46 UTC), 569 km (354 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.7 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1987-05-03 16:46:10 UTC
Depth
569.1 km (353.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.833° S, 178.577° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4291 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 14384 days ago · 635 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 5.4Fiji region · 14380 days ago · 567 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.7297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14377 days ago · 503 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 14370 days ago · 626 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 5.2Fiji region · 14355 days ago · 619 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 14337 days ago · 611 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.8276 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14393 days ago · 526 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 14409 days ago · 619 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 14415 days ago · 621 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 14415 days ago · 554 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034pd (also filed as gcmtb050387c, gcmt19870503164611, iscgem465714). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.