M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Apr 30, 1988, 3:17 PM GMT+13 (02:17 UTC), 593 km (368 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-04-30 02:17:28 UTC
- Depth
- 592.8 km (368.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.974° S, 178.637° 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 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Fiji region · 14026 days ago · 491 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 14015 days ago · 619 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14014 days ago · 676 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.6274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14009 days ago · 392 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14005 days ago · 606 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 13998 days ago · 439 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 13996 days ago · 606 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 13975 days ago · 627 km deep · 41 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003fhm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC.