Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Apr 17, 2017, 5:32 PM GMT+13 (04:32 UTC), 572 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-04-17 04:32:02 UTC
Depth
572.2 km (355.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.278° S, 177.577° 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 13.4 km horizontally, 12.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3454 days ago · 372 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 3454 days ago · 609 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3454 days ago · 579 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3452 days ago · 526 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3445 days ago · 529 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3436 days ago · 605 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3436 days ago · 562 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3435 days ago · 611 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.0279 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3433 days ago · 608 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 3432 days ago · 571 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3429 days ago · 548 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3423 days ago · 586 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3421 days ago · 600 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.1296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3420 days ago · 572 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.4280 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3411 days ago · 559 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.4284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3410 days ago · 494 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 3408 days ago · 415 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 3405 days ago · 573 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 4.2244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3405 days ago · 400 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 4.0Fiji region · 3402 days ago · 415 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 3397 days ago · 462 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.3282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3456 days ago · 505 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3459 days ago · 580 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.3265 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3463 days ago · 364 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.9277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3464 days ago · 407 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3465 days ago · 406 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3468 days ago · 568 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3476 days ago · 620 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.3285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3477 days ago · 389 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3481 days ago · 567 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008jkz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.