Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 19, 2017, 6:56 AM GMT+13 (17:56 UTC), 595 km (370 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 252 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-08-18 17:56:44 UTC
Depth
595.3 km (369.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.345° S, 177.448° 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 8.4 km horizontally, 13.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
39

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3327 days ago · 638 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3322 days ago · 517 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3322 days ago · 381 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3322 days ago · 617 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3319 days ago · 354 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.4299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3307 days ago · 601 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.7251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3304 days ago · 614 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 518 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 575 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3296 days ago · 593 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3295 days ago · 574 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.5272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3295 days ago · 598 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.8252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3292 days ago · 579 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3286 days ago · 601 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.7297 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3280 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 3274 days ago · 600 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 3274 days ago · 560 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3335 days ago · 482 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.2283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3353 days ago · 623 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3357 days ago · 573 km deep · 61 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ab03. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC.