M4.2 earthquake 273 km E of Levuka, Fiji

Magnitude

4.2 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, May 17, 2017, 12:14 AM GMT+12

UTC

2017-05-16 12:14:08 UTC

Depth

593.6 km (368.9 mi), deep

Epicenter

17.912° S, 178.105° W

Region

Fiji

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 15.4 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

121°

Stations used

106

• Labasa, FijiPopulation 27,949. Forecast315 kmESE

After

1. 4.1Fiji regionMon, May 22, 3:54 AM GMT+12 · 3424 days ago · 600 km deep · 72 km away
2. 4.3292 km E of Levuka, FijiThu, May 25, 9:38 AM GMT+12 · 3420 days ago · 625 km deep · 28 km away
3. 4.3229 km ENE of Levuka, FijiSat, May 27, 2:24 AM GMT+12 · 3419 days ago · 560 km deep · 64 km away
4. 4.2Fiji regionMon, May 29, 8:30 PM GMT+12 · 3416 days ago · 618 km deep · 27 km away
5. 4.5225 km ENE of Levuka, FijiTue, May 30, 8:02 PM GMT+12 · 3415 days ago · 555 km deep · 83 km away
6. 4.1270 km E of Levuka, FijiWed, May 31, 1:44 AM GMT+12 · 3415 days ago · 583 km deep · 11 km away
7. 4.3215 km ENE of Levuka, FijiSat, Jun 3, 9:36 AM GMT+12 · 3411 days ago · 565 km deep · 85 km away
8. 4.3231 km ENE of Levuka, FijiSun, Jun 4, 9:53 PM GMT+12 · 3410 days ago · 550 km deep · 81 km away
9. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, FijiMon, Jun 5, 11:53 PM GMT+12 · 3409 days ago · 598 km deep · 46 km away
10. 5.0200 km E of Levuka, FijiThu, Jun 8, 9:07 AM GMT+12 · 3406 days ago · 540 km deep · 76 km away
11. 4.4251 km ENE of Levuka, FijiFri, Jun 9, 11:17 AM GMT+12 · 3405 days ago · 600 km deep · 46 km away
12. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, FijiFri, Jun 9, 3:18 PM GMT+12 · 3405 days ago · 610 km deep · 78 km away
13. 4.8232 km E of Levuka, FijiTue, Jun 13, 11:48 PM GMT+12 · 3401 days ago · 570 km deep · 42 km away
14. 4.1206 km E of Levuka, FijiWed, Jun 14, 9:50 PM GMT+12 · 3400 days ago · 582 km deep · 67 km away
15. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, FijiThu, Jun 15, 4:19 AM GMT+12 · 3400 days ago · 570 km deep · 53 km away
16. 4.5223 km E of Levuka, FijiFri, Jun 16, 4:53 AM GMT+12 · 3399 days ago · 539 km deep · 55 km away
17. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, FijiFri, Jun 16, 5:20 AM GMT+12 · 3399 days ago · 612 km deep · 33 km away
18. 4.1225 km E of Levuka, FijiSat, Jun 17, 12:54 PM GMT+12 · 3397 days ago · 572 km deep · 54 km away
19. 4.3Fiji regionSat, Jun 17, 4:55 PM GMT+12 · 3397 days ago · 660 km deep · 54 km away
20. 4.3203 km E of Levuka, FijiSun, Jun 18, 1:01 AM GMT+12 · 3397 days ago · 611 km deep · 81 km away
21. 4.4239 km E of Levuka, FijiSun, Jun 18, 9:34 PM GMT+12 · 3396 days ago · 571 km deep · 35 km away
22. 4.1287 km E of Levuka, FijiSun, Jun 25, 11:23 PM GMT+12 · 3389 days ago · 513 km deep · 70 km away
23. 4.3219 km ENE of Levuka, FijiMon, Jun 26, 5:47 PM GMT+12 · 3388 days ago · 551 km deep · 81 km away
24. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, FijiWed, Jun 28, 4:53 AM GMT+12 · 3387 days ago · 578 km deep · 24 km away
25. 4.5242 km E of Levuka, FijiFri, Jun 30, 7:51 AM GMT+12 · 3385 days ago · 550 km deep · 33 km away
26. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, FijiFri, Jun 30, 9:09 PM GMT+12 · 3384 days ago · 598 km deep · 50 km away
27. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, FijiMon, Jul 3, 11:18 AM GMT+12 · 3381 days ago · 569 km deep · 47 km away
28. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, FijiTue, Jul 4, 4:40 PM GMT+12 · 3380 days ago · 602 km deep · 58 km away
29. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, FijiTue, Jul 11, 2:32 AM GMT+12 · 3374 days ago · 530 km deep · 13 km away
30. 4.4227 km ENE of Levuka, FijiTue, Jul 11, 8:45 AM GMT+12 · 3373 days ago · 518 km deep · 85 km away
31. 4.3235 km ENE of Levuka, FijiTue, Jul 11, 11:11 AM GMT+12 · 3373 days ago · 552 km deep · 85 km away
32. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, FijiSat, Jul 15, 10:21 AM GMT+12 · 3369 days ago · 557 km deep · 36 km away

Before

1. 4.3222 km ENE of Levuka, FijiMon, May 8, 2:17 AM GMT+12 · 3438 days ago · 546 km deep · 93 km away
2. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, FijiSun, May 7, 9:01 PM GMT+12 · 3438 days ago · 600 km deep · 24 km away
3. 4.6223 km ENE of Levuka, FijiThu, May 4, 5:17 AM GMT+12 · 3442 days ago · 525 km deep · 61 km away
4. 4.3295 km ENE of Levuka, FijiTue, May 2, 12:42 AM GMT+12 · 3444 days ago · 551 km deep · 54 km away
5. 4.1283 km ENE of Levuka, FijiSat, Apr 29, 7:28 AM GMT+12 · 3447 days ago · 591 km deep · 47 km away
6. 4.3274 km ENE of Levuka, FijiSat, Apr 29, 5:44 AM GMT+12 · 3447 days ago · 529 km deep · 39 km away
7. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, FijiThu, Apr 27, 6:20 PM GMT+12 · 3448 days ago · 579 km deep · 39 km away
8. 5.0232 km E of Levuka, FijiThu, Apr 27, 5:31 AM GMT+12 · 3449 days ago · 568 km deep · 41 km away
9. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, FijiSun, Apr 23, 7:07 AM GMT+12 · 3453 days ago · 582 km deep · 34 km away
10. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, FijiSat, Apr 22, 5:45 AM GMT+12 · 3454 days ago · 460 km deep · 13 km away
11. 4.2Fiji regionThu, Apr 20, 7:24 AM GMT+12 · 3456 days ago · 526 km deep · 82 km away
12. 4.5246 km E of Levuka, FijiWed, Apr 19, 6:23 AM GMT+12 · 3457 days ago · 639 km deep · 32 km away
13. 4.3246 km E of Levuka, FijiWed, Apr 19, 5:45 AM GMT+12 · 3457 days ago · 653 km deep · 34 km away
14. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, FijiWed, Apr 19, 5:43 AM GMT+12 · 3457 days ago · 639 km deep · 17 km away
15. 6.0245 km E of Levuka, FijiWed, Apr 19, 5:11 AM GMT+12 · 3457 days ago · 628 km deep · 34 km away
16. 4.4260 km E of Levuka, FijiWed, Apr 19, 5:11 AM GMT+12 · 3457 days ago · 634 km deep · 19 km away
17. 4.6Fiji regionWed, Apr 19, 5:08 AM GMT+12 · 3457 days ago · 635 km deep · 28 km away
18. 4.1Fiji regionTue, Apr 18, 1:47 PM GMT+12 · 3457 days ago · 578 km deep · 67 km away
19. 4.2293 km E of Levuka, FijiMon, Apr 17, 3:34 AM GMT+12 · 3459 days ago · 539 km deep · 22 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008udl. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:48 AM UTC.