Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jun 6, 2017, 12:33 PM GMT+13 (23:33 UTC), 449 km (279 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-06-05 23:33:36 UTC
Depth
448.8 km (278.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.337° S, 178.248° 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, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3402 days ago · 517 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3401 days ago · 613 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3399 days ago · 611 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3398 days ago · 545 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3394 days ago · 602 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3391 days ago · 574 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3385 days ago · 499 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.4287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3384 days ago · 547 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3375 days ago · 546 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3371 days ago · 381 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.1295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3371 days ago · 488 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.4280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3366 days ago · 409 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3362 days ago · 604 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3362 days ago · 545 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3351 days ago · 555 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 5.0Fiji region · 3350 days ago · 575 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 3349 days ago · 520 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 3348 days ago · 573 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 3346 days ago · 581 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 3346 days ago · 580 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3405 days ago · 547 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.4288 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3405 days ago · 459 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3407 days ago · 550 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 3412 days ago · 555 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 5.0Fiji region · 3415 days ago · 562 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3418 days ago · 481 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.4282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3418 days ago · 451 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3419 days ago · 592 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3423 days ago · 543 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.3242 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3424 days ago · 480 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3431 days ago · 555 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009lkg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.