Fiji earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Oct 28, 2017, 9:01 AM GMT+13 (20:01 UTC), 567 km (352 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2017-10-27 20:01:41 UTC
Depth
567.1 km (352.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.127° S, 178.292° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3257 days ago · 591 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3257 days ago · 514 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3257 days ago · 552 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.3260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3256 days ago · 514 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.4258 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3251 days ago · 329 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3249 days ago · 537 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3249 days ago · 613 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 3247 days ago · 577 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3242 days ago · 507 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3241 days ago · 576 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.2257 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3240 days ago · 521 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3236 days ago · 575 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3235 days ago · 549 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.3286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3234 days ago · 499 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.5273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3226 days ago · 479 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.6260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3226 days ago · 509 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 3226 days ago · 573 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 4.2279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3221 days ago · 526 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 4.4278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3218 days ago · 447 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 4.4291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3218 days ago · 475 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3216 days ago · 490 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3214 days ago · 379 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 4.2271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3210 days ago · 530 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 3209 days ago · 609 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 4.3298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3206 days ago · 502 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3205 days ago · 516 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 4.9Fiji region · 3205 days ago · 517 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.0245 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3264 days ago · 351 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.6272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3271 days ago · 514 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3273 days ago · 552 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.0247 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3274 days ago · 395 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3275 days ago · 558 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3276 days ago · 486 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.1272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3276 days ago · 517 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 3279 days ago · 616 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3286 days ago · 574 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bhxc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.