M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Dec 22, 2017, 2:14 AM GMT+13 (13:14 UTC), 517 km (321 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-21 13:14:54 UTC
- Depth
- 516.6 km (321.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.383° S, 178.085° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- Stations used
- 58
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 3205 days ago · 556 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.2288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3198 days ago · 367 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 3192 days ago · 596 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.1287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3187 days ago · 450 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 3186 days ago · 445 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.4272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3184 days ago · 394 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.3297 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3177 days ago · 471 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 4.3298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3206 days ago · 502 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 3215 days ago · 573 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.2279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3221 days ago · 526 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 3227 days ago · 487 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 3227 days ago · 525 km deep · 63 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000bue8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.