Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jul 31, 2017, 4:33 AM GMT+13 (15:33 UTC), 589 km (366 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-07-30 15:33:53 UTC
Depth
588.6 km (365.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.318° S, 177.722° 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 24.6 km horizontally, 22.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
10

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3347 days ago · 350 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3342 days ago · 574 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.1278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3342 days ago · 503 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 3339 days ago · 584 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3339 days ago · 386 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3338 days ago · 602 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.0280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3335 days ago · 534 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3335 days ago · 482 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3334 days ago · 448 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3333 days ago · 505 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 3322 days ago · 577 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.4277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3322 days ago · 532 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3322 days ago · 517 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3322 days ago · 381 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3319 days ago · 354 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3315 days ago · 542 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.5299 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3300 days ago · 564 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3296 days ago · 593 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 3295 days ago · 574 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3294 days ago · 496 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 4.3288 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3292 days ago · 546 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3354 days ago · 575 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.4259 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3355 days ago · 555 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3357 days ago · 467 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.6275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3358 days ago · 422 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3372 days ago · 591 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.0272 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3373 days ago · 561 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3374 days ago · 552 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3375 days ago · 602 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a44y. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.