M5.4 earthquake 286 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 286 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Aug 7, 1987, 4:34 AM GMT+12 (16:34 UTC), 613 km (381 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-06 16:34:13 UTC
- Depth
- 612.6 km (380.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.176° S, 177.978° 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 2.4 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14288 days ago · 601 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.6207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14279 days ago · 627 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.3263 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14273 days ago · 449 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.7218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14272 days ago · 607 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.9232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14259 days ago · 567 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.0222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14244 days ago · 600 km deep · 70 km away
Before
- 5.7271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14300 days ago · 637 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.6257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14300 days ago · 650 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.7262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14300 days ago · 625 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14312 days ago · 560 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.9253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14319 days ago · 643 km deep · 35 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037a6 (also filed as gcmtb080687c, gcmt19870806163414, iscgem459170). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.