M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 28, 1987, 9:36 PM GMT+13 (08:36 UTC), 543 km (337 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-09-28 08:36:59 UTC
- Depth
- 542.8 km (337.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.839° S, 178.582° 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 1.9 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Fiji region · 14239 days ago · 537 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 14224 days ago · 628 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 14217 days ago · 612 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.8Fiji region · 14210 days ago · 534 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14201 days ago · 652 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 14201 days ago · 627 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14192 days ago · 553 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 14191 days ago · 499 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14186 days ago · 600 km deep · 15 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00038t8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.