Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, May 21, 2017, 9:37 PM GMT+13 (08:37 UTC), 598 km (372 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-21 08:37:02 UTC
Depth
598.4 km (371.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.355° S, 178.624° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3421 days ago · 592 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.1296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3420 days ago · 572 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3419 days ago · 481 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 5.0Fiji region · 3416 days ago · 562 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.4284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3410 days ago · 494 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3408 days ago · 550 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3407 days ago · 646 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3406 days ago · 547 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 3405 days ago · 573 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3402 days ago · 613 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3399 days ago · 545 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3395 days ago · 602 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3392 days ago · 574 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3386 days ago · 499 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.4287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3385 days ago · 547 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3383 days ago · 529 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3379 days ago · 529 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.3286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3378 days ago · 530 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3377 days ago · 602 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 3376 days ago · 546 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 3375 days ago · 552 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 3374 days ago · 591 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 4.1295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3372 days ago · 488 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 3363 days ago · 604 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 4.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3363 days ago · 545 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3422 days ago · 529 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3424 days ago · 543 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3429 days ago · 648 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3436 days ago · 605 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3444 days ago · 535 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3447 days ago · 609 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008vhi. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC.