M4.4 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Nov 21, 1987, 8:05 AM GMT+13 (19:05 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 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
- 1987-11-20 19:05:03 UTC
- Depth
- 600.4 km (373.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.939° S, 178.673° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Fiji region · 14163 days ago · 560 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.7295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14155 days ago · 452 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.0Fiji region · 14147 days ago · 628 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.8297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14135 days ago · 521 km deep · 90 km away
Before
- 4.6Fiji region · 14191 days ago · 499 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14193 days ago · 553 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 14201 days ago · 627 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14201 days ago · 652 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 14202 days ago · 639 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.8Fiji region · 14210 days ago · 534 km deep · 49 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003aa8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.