Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Jan 9, 2017, 9:24 AM GMT+13 (20:24 UTC), 544 km (338 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-08 20:24:21 UTC
Depth
543.8 km (337.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.539° S, 178.529° 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 12.3 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
114

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3551 days ago · 604 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.4207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3548 days ago · 518 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.1163 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3548 days ago · 563 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.8238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3539 days ago · 581 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.6241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3539 days ago · 564 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.2214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3539 days ago · 594 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.3219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3538 days ago · 596 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.2249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3534 days ago · 595 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3532 days ago · 619 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.3193 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3532 days ago · 551 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.5217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3532 days ago · 546 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3530 days ago · 597 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3528 days ago · 612 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 5.1240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3524 days ago · 624 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.5257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3516 days ago · 613 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 4.2251 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 3515 days ago · 609 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3510 days ago · 551 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 4.4232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3509 days ago · 604 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 4.3263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3507 days ago · 579 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 5.9237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3507 days ago · 582 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3507 days ago · 593 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3502 days ago · 574 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3498 days ago · 627 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 4.6264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3498 days ago · 516 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 4.2189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3496 days ago · 565 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3556 days ago · 533 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3559 days ago · 580 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3565 days ago · 607 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.5248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3567 days ago · 551 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.3232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3574 days ago · 565 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.7236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3574 days ago · 584 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.2221 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3576 days ago · 510 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3582 days ago · 606 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3582 days ago · 590 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007s15. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC.