Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 279 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 279 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, May 9, 2017, 8:31 AM GMT+12 (20:31 UTC), 608 km (378 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-08 20:31:57 UTC
Depth
607.9 km (377.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.989° S, 178.217° 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 29.5 km horizontally, 28.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
251°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3431 days ago · 571 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3422 days ago · 586 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3420 days ago · 600 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.0254 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3419 days ago · 585 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3405 days ago · 598 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 3404 days ago · 573 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 3401 days ago · 415 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 3397 days ago · 462 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3395 days ago · 612 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3394 days ago · 552 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3393 days ago · 660 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.3203 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3393 days ago · 611 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3391 days ago · 628 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3387 days ago · 559 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.1287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3385 days ago · 513 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3381 days ago · 612 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 3376 days ago · 602 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 3374 days ago · 552 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3434 days ago · 611 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3452 days ago · 526 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3453 days ago · 635 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3453 days ago · 579 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 3453 days ago · 609 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3454 days ago · 572 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 5.8266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3458 days ago · 502 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008rx3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.