Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 258 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 258 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Mar 19, 1987, 4:39 PM GMT+12 (04:39 UTC), 476 km (296 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 267 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-03-19 04:39:19 UTC
Depth
475.9 km (295.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.618° S, 178.310° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7267 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 14428 days ago · 641 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.9222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14419 days ago · 597 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.4217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14396 days ago · 634 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 6.5Fiji region · 14391 days ago · 385 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.7203 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14384 days ago · 657 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.7250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14384 days ago · 595 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 5.2226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14374 days ago · 611 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 5.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14373 days ago · 611 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.3245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14441 days ago · 604 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.5271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14441 days ago · 593 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.8285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14442 days ago · 541 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.6208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14460 days ago · 623 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00033ed. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.