Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 233 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 233 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Dec 1, 2017, 2:18 PM GMT+13 (01:18 UTC), 565 km (351 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-01 01:18:58 UTC
Depth
565.1 km (351.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.041° S, 178.478° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
183

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3225 days ago · 538 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.3178 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3225 days ago · 572 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3221 days ago · 510 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.5245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3217 days ago · 553 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3216 days ago · 564 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3215 days ago · 554 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.4228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3211 days ago · 530 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3211 days ago · 559 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3210 days ago · 418 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3202 days ago · 583 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.0213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3201 days ago · 554 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3200 days ago · 564 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3198 days ago · 546 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.2250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3191 days ago · 475 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.4201 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3189 days ago · 535 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.8239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3187 days ago · 535 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 4.3221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3187 days ago · 547 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 4.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3186 days ago · 620 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.5213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3185 days ago · 533 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 3184 days ago · 520 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3176 days ago · 545 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 3174 days ago · 482 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3173 days ago · 559 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3172 days ago · 523 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 4.7230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3170 days ago · 533 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 4.7294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3169 days ago · 568 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 4.3206 km W of Levuka, Fiji · 3168 days ago · 541 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 4.5226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3167 days ago · 529 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3231 days ago · 617 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.3245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3232 days ago · 578 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.3209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3234 days ago · 614 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3238 days ago · 607 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3238 days ago · 619 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3243 days ago · 559 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 5.5283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3243 days ago · 597 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3244 days ago · 644 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 3244 days ago · 629 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.0243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3245 days ago · 622 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.5265 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3245 days ago · 535 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3246 days ago · 553 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.2254 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3247 days ago · 631 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 579 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 572 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 4.4242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3250 days ago · 581 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 4.0245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3250 days ago · 563 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 5.7230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3250 days ago · 548 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3256 days ago · 586 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000bjnp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:04 AM UTC.