Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jun 14, 2017, 7:08 AM GMT+13 (18:08 UTC), 462 km (287 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 268 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-06-13 18:08:46 UTC
Depth
462.1 km (287.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.091° S, 177.352° 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 20.4 km horizontally, 17.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
17

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009n3k. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC.