Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Oct 17, 2017, 12:55 PM GMT+13 (23:55 UTC), 520 km (323 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-10-16 23:55:29 UTC
Depth
519.9 km (323.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.161° S, 178.396° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3262 days ago · 378 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 3259 days ago · 615 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3257 days ago · 552 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3257 days ago · 492 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3254 days ago · 592 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.5276 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3252 days ago · 409 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.4258 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3251 days ago · 329 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3249 days ago · 613 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 3247 days ago · 577 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3242 days ago · 557 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3241 days ago · 576 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.5263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3240 days ago · 348 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3236 days ago · 575 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3235 days ago · 549 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.3286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3234 days ago · 499 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 3226 days ago · 573 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.4278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3218 days ago · 447 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3214 days ago · 379 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3211 days ago · 551 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.6272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3271 days ago · 514 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3273 days ago · 552 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 3279 days ago · 616 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.0285 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3280 days ago · 410 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3286 days ago · 574 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3290 days ago · 595 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3290 days ago · 611 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3293 days ago · 557 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3296 days ago · 553 km deep · 75 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000awb8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC.