M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Dec 13, 1987, 11:44 PM GMT+13 (10:44 UTC), 560 km (348 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-13 10:44:24 UTC
- Depth
- 560.1 km (348.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.759° S, 178.538° 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 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14164 days ago · 452 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.0Fiji region · 14156 days ago · 628 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.8297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14144 days ago · 521 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14128 days ago · 590 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.4264 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14119 days ago · 481 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003b8k. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC.