M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Mar 6, 1988, 1:05 PM GMT+13 (00:05 UTC), 592 km (368 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
- 1988-03-06 00:05:55 UTC
- Depth
- 591.9 km (367.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.087° S, 178.402° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.6Fiji region · 14086 days ago · 623 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14075 days ago · 595 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14060 days ago · 516 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14058 days ago · 557 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 14054 days ago · 528 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14051 days ago · 374 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14048 days ago · 526 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 14039 days ago · 596 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 14031 days ago · 580 km deep · 4 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003dmg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:45 PM UTC.