M4.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 1, 1987, 5:31 PM GMT+13 (04:31 UTC), 517 km (321 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-01 04:31:04 UTC
- Depth
- 516.8 km (321.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.663° S, 178.094° 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 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14294 days ago · 247 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.4291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14290 days ago · 620 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 14279 days ago · 343 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.5290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14277 days ago · 426 km deep · 37 km away
- 6.1Fiji region · 14273 days ago · 569 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14240 days ago · 543 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000374g. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.