Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Aug 3, 2017, 1:32 PM GMT+13 (00:32 UTC), 581 km (361 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-08-03 00:32:02 UTC
Depth
581.0 km (361.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.845° S, 178.683° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
133

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3346 days ago · 580 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3343 days ago · 593 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3339 days ago · 567 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3337 days ago · 578 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.6269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3335 days ago · 506 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 3329 days ago · 591 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3329 days ago · 592 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.1299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3321 days ago · 555 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3317 days ago · 506 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3317 days ago · 555 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3315 days ago · 546 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.4293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3314 days ago · 527 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3314 days ago · 527 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 3313 days ago · 559 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 3312 days ago · 568 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3310 days ago · 585 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.2283 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 3304 days ago · 613 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3296 days ago · 553 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3294 days ago · 557 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3291 days ago · 611 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 3286 days ago · 574 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3347 days ago · 533 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3348 days ago · 573 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3349 days ago · 520 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 5.0Fiji region · 3350 days ago · 575 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3351 days ago · 555 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3361 days ago · 604 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.4280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3366 days ago · 409 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.1295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3370 days ago · 488 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3371 days ago · 381 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3372 days ago · 591 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3374 days ago · 546 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a3xf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.