Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Nov 4, 1987, 12:23 AM GMT-12 (12:23 UTC), 639 km (397 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-11-04 12:23:48 UTC
Depth
638.9 km (397.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.555° S, 179.225° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 14201 days ago · 652 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 5.0Fiji region · 14201 days ago · 627 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 14192 days ago · 553 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 14191 days ago · 499 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 14186 days ago · 600 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 14157 days ago · 646 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 14157 days ago · 593 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 14144 days ago · 580 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 5.8Fiji region · 14210 days ago · 534 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 14217 days ago · 612 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 14224 days ago · 628 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 5.2south of the Fiji Islands · 14231 days ago · 568 km deep · 67 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039vq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.