Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Dec 30, 2017, 1:16 AM GMT+13 (12:16 UTC), 546 km (340 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 230 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-12-29 12:16:25 UTC
Depth
546.4 km (339.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.363° S, 177.858° 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 16.2 km horizontally, 12.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3186 days ago · 547 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3184 days ago · 620 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3182 days ago · 520 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3174 days ago · 545 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3173 days ago · 482 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3172 days ago · 559 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.7230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3169 days ago · 533 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.7294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3168 days ago · 568 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3156 days ago · 574 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.3269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3155 days ago · 521 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.5238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3155 days ago · 591 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.0280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3143 days ago · 551 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3141 days ago · 600 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3140 days ago · 423 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.6275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3140 days ago · 534 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.3258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3138 days ago · 609 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.2261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3138 days ago · 581 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3199 days ago · 564 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.0213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3200 days ago · 554 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3201 days ago · 583 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 3205 days ago · 556 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3209 days ago · 418 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3214 days ago · 554 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3215 days ago · 564 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.5245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3216 days ago · 553 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3220 days ago · 510 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3224 days ago · 538 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.7233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3225 days ago · 565 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3227 days ago · 487 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ciy4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.