M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Nov 27, 1987, 5:18 PM GMT+13 (04:18 UTC), 613 km (381 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
- 1987-11-27 04:18:56 UTC
- Depth
- 613.1 km (381.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.819° S, 178.164° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3Fiji region · 14167 days ago · 559 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 14164 days ago · 587 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.7295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14155 days ago · 452 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.8297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14135 days ago · 521 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.8278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14133 days ago · 414 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003aku. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.