M5.5 earthquake 225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Nov 24, 1987, 8:39 PM GMT+12 (08:39 UTC), 555 km (345 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
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-24 08:39:08 UTC
- Depth
- 554.7 km (344.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.676° S, 178.596° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5221 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 14169 days ago · 590 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.6251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14168 days ago · 512 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.3144 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14166 days ago · 560 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.2210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14163 days ago · 569 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.6220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14150 days ago · 624 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.1198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14144 days ago · 569 km deep · 38 km away
Before
- 4.5283 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 14190 days ago · 625 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.4187 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14195 days ago · 552 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.6199 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14200 days ago · 607 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.7249 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 14200 days ago · 566 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.6293 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 14201 days ago · 154 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.9177 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14204 days ago · 537 km deep · 50 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003af0 (also filed as gcmtb112487c, gcmt19871124083909, iscgem453703). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.