Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jun 6, 2017, 8:11 AM GMT+13 (19:11 UTC), 547 km (340 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-06-05 19:11:53 UTC
Depth
547.1 km (340.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.540° S, 178.022° 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 13.0 km horizontally, 12.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
241°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3404 days ago · 449 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 3404 days ago · 573 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.5260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3402 days ago · 517 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3401 days ago · 613 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3398 days ago · 545 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3394 days ago · 602 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3385 days ago · 499 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.4287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3384 days ago · 547 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3382 days ago · 612 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3381 days ago · 529 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3378 days ago · 529 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.3286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3377 days ago · 530 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3376 days ago · 602 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3374 days ago · 546 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 3374 days ago · 552 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3373 days ago · 591 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 4.1295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3371 days ago · 488 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 4.4280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3366 days ago · 409 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 3362 days ago · 604 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 4.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3362 days ago · 545 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 4.6275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3359 days ago · 422 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3358 days ago · 467 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 3354 days ago · 575 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 3351 days ago · 555 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 5.0Fiji region · 3350 days ago · 575 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 4.5Fiji region · 3348 days ago · 573 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 3348 days ago · 350 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 4.4Fiji region · 3347 days ago · 533 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 4.5Fiji region · 3346 days ago · 581 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 4.4Fiji region · 3346 days ago · 580 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.4288 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3405 days ago · 459 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3406 days ago · 646 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3407 days ago · 550 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3407 days ago · 415 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.4284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3409 days ago · 494 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.3258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3410 days ago · 507 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 5.0Fiji region · 3415 days ago · 562 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3418 days ago · 481 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.4282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3418 days ago · 451 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.1296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3419 days ago · 572 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3419 days ago · 592 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3420 days ago · 598 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3421 days ago · 529 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3423 days ago · 543 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 4.3242 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3424 days ago · 480 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3428 days ago · 648 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3429 days ago · 548 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009lkc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.