M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jul 3, 1987, 6:03 PM GMT+12 (06:03 UTC), 674 km (419 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 253 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-07-03 06:03:13 UTC
- Depth
- 674.0 km (418.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.472° S, 177.794° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14319 days ago · 643 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.7262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14300 days ago · 625 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.6257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14300 days ago · 650 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.7271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14300 days ago · 637 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14292 days ago · 613 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14287 days ago · 601 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000369a. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC.