M4.4 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Nov 5, 1987, 8:20 PM GMT+13 (07:20 UTC), 652 km (405 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-05 07:20:28 UTC
- Depth
- 651.8 km (405.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.206° S, 178.774° 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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Fiji region · 14201 days ago · 627 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14193 days ago · 553 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 14191 days ago · 499 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14186 days ago · 600 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 14163 days ago · 560 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.0Fiji region · 14146 days ago · 628 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039wb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.