Fiji earthquakes

M5.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Oct 28, 1987, 1:57 AM GMT+13 (12:57 UTC), 534 km (332 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.8 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1987-10-27 12:57:59 UTC
Depth
533.5 km (331.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.360° S, 178.805° 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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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 14211 days ago · 639 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 14210 days ago · 652 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 14209 days ago · 627 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 14201 days ago · 553 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 14200 days ago · 499 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 14194 days ago · 600 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 14172 days ago · 560 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 14226 days ago · 612 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 14233 days ago · 628 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 14248 days ago · 537 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 14248 days ago · 543 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039np (also filed as gcmtb102787b, gcmt19871027125759, iscgem456301). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:39 AM UTC.