Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 244 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 244 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Dec 6, 2017, 8:16 PM GMT+13 (07:16 UTC), 510 km (317 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-06 07:16:33 UTC
Depth
510.2 km (317.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.811° S, 178.390° 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 19.4 km horizontally, 12.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3219 days ago · 553 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3218 days ago · 564 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3217 days ago · 554 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.4228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3213 days ago · 530 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3213 days ago · 559 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3212 days ago · 418 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3204 days ago · 583 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.0213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3203 days ago · 554 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.2196 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3202 days ago · 516 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3202 days ago · 564 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3200 days ago · 546 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.2250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3193 days ago · 475 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.4201 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3191 days ago · 535 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.8239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3189 days ago · 535 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.3221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3189 days ago · 547 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 4.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3187 days ago · 620 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 4.5213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3187 days ago · 533 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3185 days ago · 520 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3177 days ago · 545 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 3176 days ago · 482 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3175 days ago · 559 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3174 days ago · 523 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 4.7230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3172 days ago · 533 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 4.7294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3171 days ago · 568 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 4.3206 km W of Levuka, Fiji · 3170 days ago · 541 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 4.5226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3169 days ago · 529 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 4.3241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3163 days ago · 584 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.3178 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3227 days ago · 572 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3227 days ago · 538 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.7233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3228 days ago · 565 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3232 days ago · 617 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.3245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3233 days ago · 578 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.3209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3236 days ago · 614 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3240 days ago · 607 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3240 days ago · 619 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3244 days ago · 559 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 5.5283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3245 days ago · 597 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3246 days ago · 644 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 3246 days ago · 629 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.0243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3246 days ago · 622 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.5265 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3247 days ago · 535 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3247 days ago · 553 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 4.2254 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 631 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3251 days ago · 579 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3251 days ago · 572 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 4.4242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3251 days ago · 581 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 4.0245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3252 days ago · 563 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000bmns. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.