M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jan 27, 1988, 5:02 AM GMT+13 (16:02 UTC), 590 km (366 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-01-26 16:02:26 UTC
- Depth
- 589.8 km (366.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.027° S, 178.719° 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 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.6Fiji region · 14084 days ago · 623 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 14073 days ago · 627 km deep · 17 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003cep. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.