Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 270 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 270 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, May 31, 2017, 1:44 AM GMT+12 (13:44 UTC), 583 km (362 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-30 13:44:38 UTC
Depth
582.5 km (362.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.004° S, 178.127° 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 14.2 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3407 days ago · 565 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.3231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3406 days ago · 550 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3405 days ago · 598 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 5.0200 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3403 days ago · 540 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.4251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3401 days ago · 600 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3401 days ago · 610 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.8232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3397 days ago · 570 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.1206 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3396 days ago · 582 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3396 days ago · 570 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.5223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3395 days ago · 539 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3395 days ago · 612 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.1225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3393 days ago · 572 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3393 days ago · 660 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.3203 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3393 days ago · 611 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3392 days ago · 571 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.1287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3385 days ago · 513 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.3219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3384 days ago · 551 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3383 days ago · 578 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 4.5242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3381 days ago · 550 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3380 days ago · 598 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3377 days ago · 569 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3376 days ago · 602 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3370 days ago · 530 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 4.4227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3370 days ago · 518 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 4.3235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3369 days ago · 552 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3365 days ago · 557 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 4.0288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3364 days ago · 633 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 4.5244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3363 days ago · 586 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3358 days ago · 573 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3357 days ago · 577 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 4.2283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3354 days ago · 623 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 4.5225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3411 days ago · 555 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3412 days ago · 618 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.3229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3415 days ago · 560 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.3292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3416 days ago · 625 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3420 days ago · 600 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.2273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3425 days ago · 594 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.3222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3434 days ago · 546 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3434 days ago · 600 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.6223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3438 days ago · 525 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.3295 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3440 days ago · 551 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009kyn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.