Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 195 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 195 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji on Thu, Apr 27, 2017, 11:04 AM GMT+12 (23:04 UTC), 571 km (355 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 200 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-04-26 23:04:58 UTC
Depth
571.0 km (354.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.220° S, 178.992° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 13.0 km horizontally, 11.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
160°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3444 days ago · 579 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.3274 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3442 days ago · 529 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.6223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3437 days ago · 525 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.3222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3434 days ago · 546 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.2106 km NE of Levuka, Fiji · 3432 days ago · 552 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.1119 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 3420 days ago · 555 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.3229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3415 days ago · 560 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.5225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3411 days ago · 555 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.3215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3407 days ago · 565 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.3231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3406 days ago · 550 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 5.0200 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3402 days ago · 540 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.4251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3401 days ago · 600 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3401 days ago · 610 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.2106 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3400 days ago · 608 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.2241 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3397 days ago · 571 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.8232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3397 days ago · 570 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.1206 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3396 days ago · 582 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3395 days ago · 570 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 4.5223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3394 days ago · 539 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 4.1225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3393 days ago · 572 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 4.3219 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3392 days ago · 561 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 4.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3392 days ago · 571 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 5.0232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3444 days ago · 568 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.3246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3452 days ago · 653 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3453 days ago · 578 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.1157 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3455 days ago · 550 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.3227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3455 days ago · 570 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.2199 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3467 days ago · 547 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.3258 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3472 days ago · 583 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008nb7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:43 AM UTC.