Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 4:11 AM GMT+13 (15:11 UTC), 553 km (343 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-09-21 15:11:48 UTC
Depth
552.5 km (343.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.678° S, 178.861° 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 20.4 km horizontally, 22.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3290 days ago · 611 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3290 days ago · 595 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3288 days ago · 618 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3286 days ago · 572 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 3285 days ago · 582 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.0285 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3280 days ago · 410 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3273 days ago · 552 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 3271 days ago · 568 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 3271 days ago · 520 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3266 days ago · 582 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 3264 days ago · 575 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.8Fiji region · 3259 days ago · 615 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3257 days ago · 492 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3254 days ago · 592 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 3252 days ago · 567 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3250 days ago · 585 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 5.7Fiji region · 3248 days ago · 594 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 3248 days ago · 554 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 3242 days ago · 557 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 3304 days ago · 540 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3313 days ago · 559 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3315 days ago · 546 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3315 days ago · 586 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3316 days ago · 591 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3323 days ago · 595 km deep · 70 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000awpu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC.