Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, May 24, 2017, 3:53 AM GMT+13 (14:53 UTC), 481 km (299 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-23 14:53:01 UTC
Depth
481.5 km (299.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.019° S, 178.261° 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 37.2 km horizontally, 32.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
233°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0Fiji region · 3419 days ago · 562 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3416 days ago · 555 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3410 days ago · 550 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3410 days ago · 646 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.4288 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3408 days ago · 459 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3408 days ago · 547 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3408 days ago · 449 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.5260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3406 days ago · 517 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3405 days ago · 613 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3402 days ago · 545 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3397 days ago · 602 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 3394 days ago · 574 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3389 days ago · 499 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.4287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3388 days ago · 547 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3385 days ago · 529 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3381 days ago · 529 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.3286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3381 days ago · 530 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3378 days ago · 546 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 3375 days ago · 381 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 4.1295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3375 days ago · 488 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 4.4280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3370 days ago · 409 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 3366 days ago · 604 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 4.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3365 days ago · 545 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.4282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3422 days ago · 451 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3423 days ago · 592 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3424 days ago · 598 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3425 days ago · 529 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3427 days ago · 543 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.3242 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3427 days ago · 480 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3434 days ago · 555 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3446 days ago · 535 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3449 days ago · 609 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008wjh. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.