Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 251 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 251 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Sep 14, 2017, 6:33 AM GMT+12 (18:33 UTC), 614 km (381 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
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-09-13 18:33:24 UTC
Depth
613.7 km (381.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.149° S, 178.310° 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 10.2 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3303 days ago · 601 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 547 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.0209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 519 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 518 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 575 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.5272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3295 days ago · 598 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3295 days ago · 580 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.6231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3293 days ago · 540 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3293 days ago · 596 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.8252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3292 days ago · 579 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 4.5227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3291 days ago · 566 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.4244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3288 days ago · 578 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3286 days ago · 601 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.5250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3285 days ago · 647 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.3190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3280 days ago · 514 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.6220 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3276 days ago · 496 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 3274 days ago · 600 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 3274 days ago · 560 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.4218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3269 days ago · 598 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 4.3286 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3268 days ago · 512 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3268 days ago · 584 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 3267 days ago · 583 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 4.3227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3260 days ago · 547 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3258 days ago · 578 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3258 days ago · 589 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3256 days ago · 586 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 5.5Fiji region · 3252 days ago · 483 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 5.7230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3250 days ago · 548 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 4.0245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 563 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 4.4242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 581 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 572 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3248 days ago · 579 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 4.2254 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3247 days ago · 631 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 4.1Fiji region · 3246 days ago · 590 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3245 days ago · 553 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 4.5265 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3244 days ago · 535 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.4299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3308 days ago · 601 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3313 days ago · 533 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3313 days ago · 599 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.5223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3318 days ago · 574 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3318 days ago · 599 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.6196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3319 days ago · 543 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3319 days ago · 606 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.2208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3321 days ago · 539 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3322 days ago · 617 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3322 days ago · 517 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.1219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3325 days ago · 550 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3327 days ago · 638 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3327 days ago · 578 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.5239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3327 days ago · 532 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 6.4195 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3330 days ago · 544 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 3330 days ago · 595 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3332 days ago · 619 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3333 days ago · 564 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000asbt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.