Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Oct 28, 2017, 2:15 AM GMT-12 (14:15 UTC), 615 km (382 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-10-28 14:15:36 UTC
Depth
615.3 km (382.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.410° S, 179.072° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
99

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3257 days ago · 492 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3255 days ago · 592 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 3252 days ago · 567 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 5.7Fiji region · 3249 days ago · 594 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3249 days ago · 554 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3243 days ago · 557 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3227 days ago · 531 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3226 days ago · 511 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 3219 days ago · 571 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3211 days ago · 551 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3210 days ago · 609 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 3271 days ago · 520 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 3271 days ago · 568 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3274 days ago · 552 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 3286 days ago · 582 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3286 days ago · 572 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3286 days ago · 574 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3288 days ago · 618 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ay1j. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.