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M5.5 earthquake 232 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 232 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, May 17, 1987, 11:48 PM GMT+12 (11:48 UTC), 611 km (380 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.5 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1987-05-17 11:48:07 UTC
Depth
611.3 km (379.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.015° S, 178.490° 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 2.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0184 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14372 days ago · 553 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.7202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14364 days ago · 585 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.4181 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14327 days ago · 562 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 14327 days ago · 674 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 5.0217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14323 days ago · 573 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.9253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14319 days ago · 643 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.9184 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14319 days ago · 576 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 5.2226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14375 days ago · 611 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.7250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14384 days ago · 595 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.7203 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14384 days ago · 657 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.4217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14396 days ago · 634 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000352p (also filed as gcmtb051787c, gcmt19870517114809, iscgem467239). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.