M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Mar 28, 1988, 3:27 PM GMT+13 (02:27 UTC), 395 km (245 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-03-28 02:27:34 UTC
- Depth
- 394.9 km (245.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.364° S, 177.521° 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 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7Fiji region · 14064 days ago · 573 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14061 days ago · 516 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14051 days ago · 374 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003ed6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC.