Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 12, 1987, 2:43 PM GMT-12 (02:43 UTC), 628 km (390 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-10-13 02:43:27 UTC
Depth
627.5 km (389.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.082° S, 179.223° 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.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 14218 days ago · 612 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 5.8Fiji region · 14211 days ago · 534 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 14203 days ago · 639 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 14202 days ago · 652 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 5.0Fiji region · 14201 days ago · 627 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 14193 days ago · 553 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 14192 days ago · 499 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 14186 days ago · 600 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 5.0Fiji region · 14240 days ago · 537 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 14240 days ago · 543 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 5.5Fiji region · 14244 days ago · 593 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000397e. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.