Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Oct 21, 2017, 8:23 AM GMT+12 (20:23 UTC), 583 km (362 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 230 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-10-20 20:23:13 UTC
Depth
582.9 km (362.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.959° S, 178.266° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
161

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3260 days ago · 547 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3258 days ago · 578 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3257 days ago · 589 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3255 days ago · 586 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 5.5Fiji region · 3251 days ago · 483 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 5.7230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 548 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.0245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 563 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.4242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 581 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3248 days ago · 572 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3248 days ago · 579 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.2254 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3246 days ago · 631 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3245 days ago · 553 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.5265 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3244 days ago · 535 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.0243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3244 days ago · 622 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 3243 days ago · 629 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 3243 days ago · 644 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 5.5283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3242 days ago · 597 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3242 days ago · 559 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3237 days ago · 619 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 4.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3237 days ago · 607 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 4.3209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3233 days ago · 614 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 4.3245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3231 days ago · 578 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3230 days ago · 617 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 4.7233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3225 days ago · 565 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3224 days ago · 538 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 4.3178 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3224 days ago · 572 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3220 days ago · 510 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 4.5245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3216 days ago · 553 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3215 days ago · 564 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3214 days ago · 554 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 4.4228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3210 days ago · 530 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3210 days ago · 559 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3209 days ago · 418 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3267 days ago · 584 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.3286 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3268 days ago · 512 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.4218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3268 days ago · 598 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3274 days ago · 560 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.6220 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3275 days ago · 496 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.3190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3280 days ago · 514 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.2283 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3283 days ago · 571 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.5250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3285 days ago · 647 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3286 days ago · 601 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.4244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3287 days ago · 578 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.5227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3290 days ago · 566 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.8252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3291 days ago · 579 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3292 days ago · 596 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.6231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3292 days ago · 540 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3294 days ago · 580 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 4.5272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3295 days ago · 598 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3296 days ago · 575 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3296 days ago · 518 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000auw4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.