Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Oct 1, 2017, 5:45 PM GMT-12 (05:45 UTC), 582 km (361 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mb), light
Local time: Sun, Oct 1, 2017, 5:45 PM GMT-12
UTC: 2017-10-02 05:45:25 UTC
Depth: 581.6 km (361.4 mi), deep
Epicenter: 21.869° S, 179.429° 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 9.1 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.04
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 41°
Stations used: 212

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000axq3 (also filed as iscgem611164919). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.