Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 241 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 241 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji on Tue, Jun 13, 2017, 8:00 AM GMT+12 (20:00 UTC), 571 km (355 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 232 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-06-12 20:00:29 UTC
Depth
571.1 km (354.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.021° S, 178.456° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3397 days ago · 570 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3395 days ago · 570 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.5223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3394 days ago · 539 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.1225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3393 days ago · 572 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.3219 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3392 days ago · 561 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3392 days ago · 571 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.0265 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 3386 days ago · 543 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.3219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3384 days ago · 551 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3382 days ago · 578 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.5242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3380 days ago · 550 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3380 days ago · 598 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3377 days ago · 569 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3376 days ago · 602 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.4227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3369 days ago · 518 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.3235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3369 days ago · 552 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3365 days ago · 557 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3357 days ago · 577 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 4.0195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3355 days ago · 549 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 4.6209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3349 days ago · 547 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3348 days ago · 524 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 4.4209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3339 days ago · 535 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 4.3194 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3339 days ago · 555 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 4.1182 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3339 days ago · 564 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3401 days ago · 610 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 5.6283 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 3401 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.4251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3401 days ago · 600 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 5.0200 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3402 days ago · 540 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.3231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3406 days ago · 550 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.3215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3407 days ago · 565 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.5225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3411 days ago · 555 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.3229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3414 days ago · 560 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.2231 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 3418 days ago · 431 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009n23. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:37 AM UTC.