Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, May 19, 2017, 12:48 PM GMT+13 (23:48 UTC), 586 km (364 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 280 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-05-18 23:48:12 UTC
Depth
585.9 km (364.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.940° S, 177.762° 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 17.7 km horizontally, 12.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3419 days ago · 600 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.0254 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3418 days ago · 585 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.3292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3416 days ago · 625 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.4280 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3410 days ago · 559 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3404 days ago · 598 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 3404 days ago · 573 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 3401 days ago · 415 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 3396 days ago · 462 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3394 days ago · 552 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3393 days ago · 660 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3391 days ago · 628 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3387 days ago · 559 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.1287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3385 days ago · 513 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3381 days ago · 612 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3376 days ago · 602 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3374 days ago · 552 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.0272 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3373 days ago · 561 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.0288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3364 days ago · 633 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3430 days ago · 571 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.0279 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3432 days ago · 608 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3434 days ago · 611 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3451 days ago · 526 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008vav. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC.