Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Apr 11, 2017, 5:56 AM GMT+12 (17:56 UTC), 544 km (338 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 245 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
2017-04-10 17:56:26 UTC
Depth
544.0 km (338.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.061° S, 177.708° 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 26.3 km horizontally, 17.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3460 days ago · 562 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.2297 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3458 days ago · 603 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 5.8266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3457 days ago · 502 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.2293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3455 days ago · 539 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 3453 days ago · 609 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 3452 days ago · 635 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.4260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3452 days ago · 634 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 6.0245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3452 days ago · 628 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3452 days ago · 639 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.3246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3452 days ago · 653 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.5246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3452 days ago · 639 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3451 days ago · 526 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3449 days ago · 460 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3448 days ago · 582 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 5.0232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3444 days ago · 568 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3444 days ago · 579 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 4.3274 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3442 days ago · 529 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.1283 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3442 days ago · 591 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 4.3295 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3440 days ago · 551 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3434 days ago · 611 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3434 days ago · 600 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 3431 days ago · 571 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 4.2273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3425 days ago · 594 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 3422 days ago · 586 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 4.1Fiji region · 3420 days ago · 600 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 4.3292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3416 days ago · 625 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 3412 days ago · 618 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 4.1270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3411 days ago · 583 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3405 days ago · 598 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 4.4251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3401 days ago · 600 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3464 days ago · 534 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.6297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3465 days ago · 542 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3468 days ago · 580 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3471 days ago · 482 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3474 days ago · 566 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3475 days ago · 620 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.4229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3476 days ago · 558 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3478 days ago · 570 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 3482 days ago · 585 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.9247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3484 days ago · 595 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.7220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3485 days ago · 551 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008im6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.