M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jul 14, 2017, 12:37 PM GMT+12 (00:37 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-07-14 00:37:55 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.197° S, 177.151° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4269 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 3356 days ago · 406 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 3323 days ago · 399 km deep · 35 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem610939984. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC.