Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Mar 6, 2017, 9:26 AM GMT+13 (20:26 UTC), 490 km (304 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 266 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
2017-03-05 20:26:11 UTC
Depth
489.6 km (304.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.046° S, 178.004° 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 15.6 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0244 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3496 days ago · 605 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3494 days ago · 440 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3480 days ago · 567 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.3285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 389 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3475 days ago · 620 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3467 days ago · 568 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3464 days ago · 406 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.9277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3463 days ago · 407 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 5.8266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3457 days ago · 502 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3454 days ago · 572 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3453 days ago · 372 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.8Fiji region · 3453 days ago · 609 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3453 days ago · 579 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3451 days ago · 526 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3500 days ago · 611 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3504 days ago · 505 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3508 days ago · 426 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.5298 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3510 days ago · 589 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100088pd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.