Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Oct 14, 2017, 11:14 AM GMT+13 (22:14 UTC), 560 km (348 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-10-13 22:14:52 UTC
Depth
559.9 km (347.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.628° S, 177.633° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 17.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3267 days ago · 583 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3263 days ago · 551 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3257 days ago · 589 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 5.5Fiji region · 3252 days ago · 483 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3246 days ago · 628 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3246 days ago · 590 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3244 days ago · 585 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 3244 days ago · 629 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3244 days ago · 644 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 5.5283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3242 days ago · 597 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3238 days ago · 619 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3236 days ago · 592 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.7291 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3230 days ago · 354 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3228 days ago · 525 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 3227 days ago · 487 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3216 days ago · 573 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 3274 days ago · 600 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3286 days ago · 601 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.8252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3292 days ago · 579 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3295 days ago · 574 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3296 days ago · 593 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 575 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 518 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000aul0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.