Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji on Wed, Jan 25, 2017, 12:23 AM GMT+12 (12:23 UTC), 594 km (369 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 237 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-24 12:23:37 UTC
Depth
593.8 km (369.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.125° S, 178.754° 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 32.1 km horizontally, 16.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3538 days ago · 596 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.3193 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3531 days ago · 551 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.5217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3531 days ago · 546 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3528 days ago · 612 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.2251 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 3514 days ago · 609 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3509 days ago · 551 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.4232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3508 days ago · 604 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 5.9237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3507 days ago · 582 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3506 days ago · 593 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.2189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3495 days ago · 565 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.0181 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3490 days ago · 541 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.4210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3490 days ago · 548 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.7220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3486 days ago · 551 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.1206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3481 days ago · 619 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 4.8238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3539 days ago · 581 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.2135 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3546 days ago · 597 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.1163 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3547 days ago · 563 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.4207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3548 days ago · 518 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.1222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3550 days ago · 604 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.6235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3554 days ago · 544 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3558 days ago · 580 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3565 days ago · 607 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.5248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3567 days ago · 551 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008ih0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:50 AM UTC.