Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Nov 30, 2017, 12:18 PM GMT-12 (00:18 UTC), 511 km (317 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 south of the Fiji Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-12-01 00:18:59 UTC
Depth
510.9 km (317.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.807° S, 179.262° 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 22.5 km horizontally, 21.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
255°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
36

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 3218 days ago · 571 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3211 days ago · 551 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3196 days ago · 581 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 3192 days ago · 565 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3190 days ago · 552 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 3188 days ago · 598 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3188 days ago · 564 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3176 days ago · 560 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 5.0south of the Fiji Islands · 3175 days ago · 580 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3226 days ago · 607 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3227 days ago · 531 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3242 days ago · 557 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3248 days ago · 554 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 5.7Fiji region · 3248 days ago · 594 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3250 days ago · 585 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 3252 days ago · 567 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3254 days ago · 592 km deep · 100 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000c20b. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC.