Fiji earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, May 11, 1987, 3:37 PM GMT+13 (02:37 UTC), 567 km (352 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1987-05-11 02:37:43 UTC
Depth
566.9 km (352.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.500° S, 178.362° 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 2.4 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14376 days ago · 503 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 14370 days ago · 626 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 5.2Fiji region · 14354 days ago · 619 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 14336 days ago · 611 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.4291 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 14383 days ago · 635 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 5.7Fiji region · 14387 days ago · 569 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.8276 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14393 days ago · 526 km deep · 61 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034wt (also filed as gcmtb051187a, gcmt19870511023745, iscgem466495). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.