Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Mar 22, 2017, 3:54 PM GMT+13 (02:54 UTC), 567 km (352 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-03-22 02:54:19 UTC
Depth
566.7 km (352.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.857° S, 177.757° 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, 10.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 516 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.3285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 389 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3469 days ago · 590 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3467 days ago · 568 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3464 days ago · 406 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.9277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3463 days ago · 407 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.3265 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3462 days ago · 364 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.2274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3461 days ago · 391 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3458 days ago · 580 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 3456 days ago · 390 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.3282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3455 days ago · 505 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3454 days ago · 572 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3453 days ago · 523 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3453 days ago · 579 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3444 days ago · 529 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 3442 days ago · 535 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 3435 days ago · 605 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3434 days ago · 562 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3428 days ago · 548 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3423 days ago · 543 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 3421 days ago · 529 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3483 days ago · 554 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.0280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3487 days ago · 512 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3490 days ago · 557 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3494 days ago · 440 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3496 days ago · 490 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 3497 days ago · 586 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3504 days ago · 505 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3504 days ago · 529 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3508 days ago · 426 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3509 days ago · 545 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.4283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3509 days ago · 513 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3510 days ago · 548 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008vly. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:26 AM UTC.