Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Oct 14, 2017, 3:08 AM GMT+13 (14:08 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-13 14:08:49 UTC
Depth
599.7 km (372.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.814° S, 177.673° 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 22.9 km horizontally, 19.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3275 days ago · 560 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.4274 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3267 days ago · 580 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3265 days ago · 551 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 5.5Fiji region · 3253 days ago · 483 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3248 days ago · 628 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3247 days ago · 590 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3246 days ago · 585 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 3245 days ago · 629 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3245 days ago · 644 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 5.5283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3244 days ago · 597 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3238 days ago · 592 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.7291 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3232 days ago · 354 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3230 days ago · 525 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3229 days ago · 487 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3217 days ago · 573 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.2248 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3280 days ago · 508 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3288 days ago · 601 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.3288 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3293 days ago · 546 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3297 days ago · 574 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3298 days ago · 593 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3298 days ago · 518 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.5299 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3302 days ago · 564 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.7251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3306 days ago · 614 km deep · 100 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000aukq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.