M4.6 earthquake 251 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 251 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Dec 9, 1987, 12:54 AM GMT+12 (12:54 UTC), 512 km (318 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 210 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-08 12:54:29 UTC
- Depth
- 512.4 km (318.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.208° S, 178.312° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14163 days ago · 569 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 14150 days ago · 533 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.6220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14150 days ago · 624 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.1198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14144 days ago · 569 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 14129 days ago · 573 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.9208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14121 days ago · 566 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.7233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14118 days ago · 555 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14109 days ago · 609 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003b2v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.