Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 181 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 181 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Mar 14, 2017, 1:11 AM GMT+12 (13:11 UTC), 541 km (336 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 245 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2017-03-13 13:11:58 UTC
Depth
540.6 km (335.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.533° S, 179.066° 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 18.1 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3488 days ago · 548 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.7220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3485 days ago · 551 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.1206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3479 days ago · 619 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.4229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3476 days ago · 558 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3474 days ago · 566 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.3258 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3472 days ago · 583 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3468 days ago · 580 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.2199 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3467 days ago · 547 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3464 days ago · 534 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.7239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3460 days ago · 562 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.3207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3460 days ago · 561 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.3227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3455 days ago · 570 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.1157 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3455 days ago · 550 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 3453 days ago · 578 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 6.0245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3452 days ago · 628 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.3246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3452 days ago · 653 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.5246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3452 days ago · 639 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3448 days ago · 582 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 5.0232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3444 days ago · 568 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.0195 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3444 days ago · 571 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3444 days ago · 579 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 4.3274 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3442 days ago · 529 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 4.6223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3437 days ago · 525 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3434 days ago · 600 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 4.3222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3434 days ago · 546 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 4.2106 km NE of Levuka, Fiji · 3432 days ago · 552 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.2189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3494 days ago · 565 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3505 days ago · 593 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 5.9237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3505 days ago · 582 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.4232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3507 days ago · 604 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3508 days ago · 551 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008tid. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.