Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jul 21, 1987, 8:35 AM GMT-12 (20:35 UTC), 641 km (398 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-07-21 20:35:15 UTC
Depth
640.9 km (398.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.598° S, 179.395° 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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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4Fiji region · 14265 days ago · 593 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 14330 days ago · 600 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 14331 days ago · 500 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00036u2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:14 AM UTC.