M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 9, 2017, 7:08 PM GMT+12 (07:08 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-10-09 07:08:29 UTC
- Depth
- 15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.027° S, 177.049° 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 2.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem611098991. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.