M5.3 earthquake 144 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 144 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Dec 10, 1987, 2:08 PM GMT+12 (02:08 UTC), 560 km (348 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 208 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
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-10 02:08:34 UTC
- Depth
- 560.3 km (348.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.649° S, 179.393° 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 2.3 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14163 days ago · 569 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.6220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14150 days ago · 624 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.3135 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 14148 days ago · 591 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.1198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14144 days ago · 569 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.9208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14121 days ago · 566 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.7233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14118 days ago · 555 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.6150 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 14110 days ago · 525 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.0227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14107 days ago · 555 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003b4s. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.