Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 295 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 295 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Sep 21, 2017, 12:43 PM GMT+12 (00:43 UTC), 518 km (322 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 230 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-09-21 00:43:42 UTC
Depth
518.5 km (322.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.330° S, 177.899° 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 10.8 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
159

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3296 days ago · 575 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.5272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3295 days ago · 598 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3295 days ago · 580 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.6231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3292 days ago · 540 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3292 days ago · 596 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.8252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3292 days ago · 579 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.5227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3290 days ago · 566 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3286 days ago · 601 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.5250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3285 days ago · 647 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.6220 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3275 days ago · 496 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 3274 days ago · 600 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3274 days ago · 560 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.4218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3268 days ago · 598 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3267 days ago · 584 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 3267 days ago · 583 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3263 days ago · 551 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3258 days ago · 578 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3257 days ago · 589 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3255 days ago · 586 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 5.5Fiji region · 3252 days ago · 483 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 5.7230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 548 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 4.0245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 563 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 4.4242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 581 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3248 days ago · 572 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3248 days ago · 579 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 3246 days ago · 628 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 4.1Fiji region · 3246 days ago · 590 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3245 days ago · 553 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 3244 days ago · 585 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 4.5265 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3244 days ago · 535 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 4.7Fiji region · 3244 days ago · 629 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 4.4Fiji region · 3244 days ago · 644 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 5.5283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3242 days ago · 597 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3237 days ago · 619 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 4.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3237 days ago · 607 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 547 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.0205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3303 days ago · 601 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.7251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3304 days ago · 614 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.4299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3307 days ago · 601 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3313 days ago · 533 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3313 days ago · 599 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.5223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3318 days ago · 574 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3318 days ago · 599 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3318 days ago · 606 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3322 days ago · 617 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3322 days ago · 517 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3327 days ago · 638 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000as95. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.