M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, May 21, 1987, 8:12 AM GMT+13 (19:12 UTC), 626 km (389 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-20 19:12:36 UTC
- Depth
- 625.6 km (388.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.814° S, 178.962° 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 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 14336 days ago · 611 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 14311 days ago · 604 km deep · 62 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003551. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.