M4.6 earthquake 220 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 220 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Dec 27, 1987, 7:51 AM GMT+12 (19:51 UTC), 624 km (388 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-26 19:51:39 UTC
- Depth
- 624.4 km (388.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.013° S, 178.605° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14144 days ago · 569 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 14129 days ago · 573 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.9208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14121 days ago · 566 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.7233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14118 days ago · 555 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14109 days ago · 609 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.0227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14107 days ago · 555 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.8297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14106 days ago · 580 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.3258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14105 days ago · 560 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.7208 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 14099 days ago · 503 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.4240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14097 days ago · 611 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.8189 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14095 days ago · 652 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003bk2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.