M5.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Nov 7, 2017, 7:35 PM GMT-12 (07:35 UTC), 594 km (369 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-11-08 07:35:11 UTC
- Depth
- 593.7 km (368.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.876° S, 179.382° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Strongest shaking
- II, weak shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- II, weak shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 3.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.7 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 152°, dip 7°, rake -134°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 17°, dip 85°, rake -85°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.3 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 20°
- Stations used
- 150
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4Fiji region · 3248 days ago · 554 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 3243 days ago · 557 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3227 days ago · 531 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3227 days ago · 607 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 3226 days ago · 511 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 3218 days ago · 571 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 3196 days ago · 581 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 3192 days ago · 565 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3191 days ago · 552 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 3189 days ago · 598 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 3189 days ago · 564 km deep · 89 km away
Before
- 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3251 days ago · 585 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 3252 days ago · 567 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 3257 days ago · 492 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 3259 days ago · 615 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 3264 days ago · 575 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3267 days ago · 582 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 3271 days ago · 568 km deep · 29 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bk9d (also filed as iscgem611835248). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.