Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Aug 15, 2017, 7:06 AM GMT+13 (18:06 UTC), 448 km (278 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-08-14 18:06:49 UTC
Depth
448.0 km (278.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.476° S, 177.758° 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 16.0 km horizontally, 10.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3333 days ago · 505 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.5263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3332 days ago · 491 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3323 days ago · 577 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.4277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3322 days ago · 532 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3322 days ago · 517 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3322 days ago · 381 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3319 days ago · 354 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3315 days ago · 542 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.5299 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3300 days ago · 564 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3296 days ago · 593 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3295 days ago · 574 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3294 days ago · 496 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.3288 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3292 days ago · 546 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.2248 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3278 days ago · 508 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.1272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3277 days ago · 517 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 3276 days ago · 558 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 3274 days ago · 600 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3335 days ago · 482 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.0280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3336 days ago · 534 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.4266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3338 days ago · 499 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3338 days ago · 602 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3339 days ago · 386 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 3339 days ago · 584 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.1278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3342 days ago · 503 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3342 days ago · 574 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.2270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3343 days ago · 518 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3347 days ago · 350 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 3349 days ago · 589 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3354 days ago · 575 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.4259 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3356 days ago · 555 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3357 days ago · 467 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.6275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3359 days ago · 422 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a9eb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC.