M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jun 5, 1987, 12:48 PM GMT+13 (23:48 UTC), 619 km (385 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-06-04 23:48:11 UTC
- Depth
- 619.1 km (384.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.965° S, 178.344° 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 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 14348 days ago · 611 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 14322 days ago · 604 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 14311 days ago · 613 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.4260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14309 days ago · 505 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 14309 days ago · 517 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035ha. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.