Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 152 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 152 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, May 24, 2017, 9:48 PM GMT+12 (09:48 UTC), 608 km (378 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 200 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-24 09:48:34 UTC
Depth
607.8 km (377.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.210° S, 179.253° 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 13.5 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8Fiji region · 3415 days ago · 495 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.3215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3408 days ago · 565 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3405 days ago · 598 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.4171 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3405 days ago · 560 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 5.0200 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3403 days ago · 540 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3401 days ago · 610 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.2106 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3401 days ago · 608 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.8232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3397 days ago · 570 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.1206 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3396 days ago · 582 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3396 days ago · 570 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.5223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3395 days ago · 539 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3395 days ago · 612 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.1225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3394 days ago · 572 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.3203 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3393 days ago · 611 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3392 days ago · 571 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.5242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3381 days ago · 550 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3380 days ago · 598 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3378 days ago · 569 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3376 days ago · 602 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3366 days ago · 557 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 4.5244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3363 days ago · 586 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3357 days ago · 577 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.6223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3438 days ago · 525 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 5.0232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3445 days ago · 568 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008ut3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:44 PM UTC.