Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 5:00 AM GMT-12 (17:00 UTC), 585 km (363 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-28 17:00:15 UTC
Depth
585.0 km (363.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.683° S, 179.038° 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 13.5 km horizontally, 13.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
50

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0Fiji region · 3524 days ago · 581 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3524 days ago · 483 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 3515 days ago · 521 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3511 days ago · 527 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3507 days ago · 584 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3503 days ago · 523 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 3502 days ago · 532 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 3500 days ago · 634 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 3496 days ago · 605 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 5.1Fiji region · 3491 days ago · 584 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.9Fiji region · 3482 days ago · 560 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3480 days ago · 592 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3479 days ago · 558 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3539 days ago · 541 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 3546 days ago · 619 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3548 days ago · 583 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 3553 days ago · 583 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3556 days ago · 549 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 606 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3561 days ago · 507 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3562 days ago · 563 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008iym. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.