Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jan 4, 2017, 12:44 PM GMT+13 (23:44 UTC), 630 km (391 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 237 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-03 23:44:38 UTC
Depth
629.6 km (391.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.314° S, 177.626° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 15.1 km horizontally, 10.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 3555 days ago · 575 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3554 days ago · 533 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3551 days ago · 605 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3550 days ago · 572 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3550 days ago · 584 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3548 days ago · 597 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.8238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3538 days ago · 581 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.6241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3538 days ago · 564 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.2249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3532 days ago · 595 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3531 days ago · 619 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3530 days ago · 553 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3529 days ago · 597 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3528 days ago · 602 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3527 days ago · 612 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 5.1240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3522 days ago · 624 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.5257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3515 days ago · 613 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.4232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3507 days ago · 604 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.3263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3506 days ago · 579 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 5.9237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3505 days ago · 582 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3505 days ago · 593 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3501 days ago · 574 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 3500 days ago · 611 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3558 days ago · 565 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 501 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3564 days ago · 607 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3569 days ago · 596 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 5.4Fiji region · 3579 days ago · 451 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3580 days ago · 606 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3581 days ago · 522 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3583 days ago · 562 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3586 days ago · 631 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007udt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.