Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Sep 5, 2017, 1:50 AM GMT+13 (12:50 UTC), 559 km (347 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-04 12:50:09 UTC
Depth
559.0 km (347.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.832° S, 178.619° 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 14.8 km horizontally, 13.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3312 days ago · 568 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3310 days ago · 585 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.2283 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 3304 days ago · 613 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3297 days ago · 553 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3294 days ago · 557 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3291 days ago · 611 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3286 days ago · 574 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 3280 days ago · 616 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3277 days ago · 486 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3276 days ago · 558 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3274 days ago · 552 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 4.6272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3272 days ago · 514 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 3271 days ago · 520 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 3.9Fiji region · 3260 days ago · 567 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.8Fiji region · 3260 days ago · 615 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 3258 days ago · 591 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3257 days ago · 552 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 3257 days ago · 492 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 3255 days ago · 592 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3314 days ago · 527 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.4293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3315 days ago · 527 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3315 days ago · 546 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3317 days ago · 555 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3317 days ago · 506 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.1299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3321 days ago · 555 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3329 days ago · 592 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 3329 days ago · 591 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.6269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3335 days ago · 506 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3337 days ago · 578 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3339 days ago · 567 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3343 days ago · 593 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000arn4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.