Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 238 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 238 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 6:04 AM GMT+12 (18:04 UTC), 581 km (361 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
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-23 18:04:47 UTC
Depth
581.5 km (361.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.916° S, 178.440° 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 18.1 km horizontally, 13.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3538 days ago · 564 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.2214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3537 days ago · 594 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.3219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3537 days ago · 596 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.2249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3532 days ago · 595 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3531 days ago · 619 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.5217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3530 days ago · 546 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3529 days ago · 597 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3527 days ago · 612 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 5.1240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3523 days ago · 624 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.5257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3515 days ago · 613 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3508 days ago · 551 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.4232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3507 days ago · 604 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 4.3263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3506 days ago · 579 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 5.9237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3506 days ago · 582 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3506 days ago · 593 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3501 days ago · 574 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3497 days ago · 627 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.6264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3496 days ago · 516 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 4.0244 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3496 days ago · 605 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 4.2189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3494 days ago · 565 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 4.0181 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3489 days ago · 541 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 4.4210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3489 days ago · 548 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 4.7220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3485 days ago · 551 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 4.9247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3485 days ago · 595 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 4.6Fiji region · 3482 days ago · 585 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 4.1206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3480 days ago · 619 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3478 days ago · 570 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.4207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3547 days ago · 518 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.1222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3549 days ago · 604 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.6235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3553 days ago · 544 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3555 days ago · 533 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3557 days ago · 580 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3558 days ago · 630 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3564 days ago · 607 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.5248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3566 days ago · 551 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007v0x. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC.