Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Aug 22, 2017, 9:21 AM GMT+12 (21:21 UTC), 578 km (359 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 252 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-08-21 21:21:50 UTC
Depth
578.2 km (359.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.866° S, 178.484° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.6 km horizontally, 10.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3327 days ago · 638 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.1219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3325 days ago · 550 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3322 days ago · 617 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.2208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3321 days ago · 539 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3319 days ago · 606 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.6196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3318 days ago · 543 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3318 days ago · 599 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.5223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3318 days ago · 574 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3313 days ago · 599 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3313 days ago · 533 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.4299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3307 days ago · 601 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.7251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3304 days ago · 614 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.0205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3303 days ago · 601 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.4202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3300 days ago · 554 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 547 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 4.0209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 519 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 518 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 575 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 4.5272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3295 days ago · 598 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3295 days ago · 580 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 4.6231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3292 days ago · 540 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3292 days ago · 596 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 4.8252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3292 days ago · 579 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 4.5227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3290 days ago · 566 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 4.3183 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3290 days ago · 551 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 4.4244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3288 days ago · 578 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 3286 days ago · 601 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 4.5250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3285 days ago · 647 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 4.2283 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3284 days ago · 571 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 4.3190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3280 days ago · 514 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 4.6220 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3275 days ago · 496 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 4.4218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3268 days ago · 598 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 4.3286 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3268 days ago · 512 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3267 days ago · 584 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 4.6Fiji region · 3267 days ago · 583 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.5239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3327 days ago · 532 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 6.4195 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3330 days ago · 544 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3332 days ago · 619 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3333 days ago · 564 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.1182 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3339 days ago · 564 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.3194 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3339 days ago · 555 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.4209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3339 days ago · 535 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3343 days ago · 587 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3347 days ago · 524 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.6209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3349 days ago · 547 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.2283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3353 days ago · 623 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.0195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3355 days ago · 549 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3356 days ago · 577 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000abnx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:31 PM UTC.