M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Nov 14, 1987, 10:39 AM GMT+12 (22:39 UTC), 553 km (344 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-13 22:39:32 UTC
- Depth
- 553.1 km (343.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.738° S, 179.002° 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 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Fiji region · 14191 days ago · 499 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14186 days ago · 600 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 14163 days ago · 560 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.0Fiji region · 14147 days ago · 628 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003a3z. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.