Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 251 km E of Labasa, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 251 km E of Labasa, Fiji on Fri, Feb 17, 2017, 11:14 PM GMT+12 (11:14 UTC), 609 km (379 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 210 km ENE 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
2017-02-17 11:14:56 UTC
Depth
609.5 km (378.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
16.886° S, 178.328° 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 13.9 km horizontally, 16.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
262°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3494 days ago · 565 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.4210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3489 days ago · 548 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.1206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3480 days ago · 619 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3475 days ago · 566 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.3258 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3472 days ago · 583 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.2199 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3467 days ago · 547 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.2297 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3459 days ago · 603 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.3227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3455 days ago · 570 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.1157 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3455 days ago · 550 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3453 days ago · 578 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.6278 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 3520 days ago · 94 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.3193 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3530 days ago · 551 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.2214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3537 days ago · 594 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008mrd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.