Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, May 22, 2017, 3:54 AM GMT+12 (15:54 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 242 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-05-21 15:54:20 UTC
Depth
599.7 km (372.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.397° S, 177.655° 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 18.0 km horizontally, 11.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
21

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3416 days ago · 625 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3412 days ago · 618 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.1270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3411 days ago · 583 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3405 days ago · 598 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 3396 days ago · 462 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3394 days ago · 612 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3393 days ago · 660 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3391 days ago · 628 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.1287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3385 days ago · 513 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3382 days ago · 578 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.5242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3380 days ago · 550 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3369 days ago · 530 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.0288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3364 days ago · 633 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.5244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3363 days ago · 586 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3422 days ago · 586 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.2273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3425 days ago · 594 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3431 days ago · 571 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.0279 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3432 days ago · 608 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3434 days ago · 600 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3434 days ago · 611 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3448 days ago · 582 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3449 days ago · 460 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008vhw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.