Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jul 9, 2017, 7:45 PM GMT+13 (06:45 UTC), 381 km (237 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
2017-07-09 06:45:33 UTC
Depth
381.4 km (237.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.551° S, 178.153° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3366 days ago · 409 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 3355 days ago · 391 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 3350 days ago · 575 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3349 days ago · 520 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3349 days ago · 573 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3346 days ago · 581 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3346 days ago · 580 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3337 days ago · 578 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 3330 days ago · 591 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3330 days ago · 592 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3316 days ago · 586 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3315 days ago · 546 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3314 days ago · 559 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3375 days ago · 546 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3391 days ago · 574 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3394 days ago · 602 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3398 days ago · 545 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3401 days ago · 613 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100098cb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.