M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, May 16, 1987, 9:15 AM GMT+13 (20:15 UTC), 592 km (368 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-15 20:15:31 UTC
- Depth
- 592.2 km (368.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.700° S, 177.780° 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 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2Fiji region · 14364 days ago · 619 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14346 days ago · 611 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003519. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC.