Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 252 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 252 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Sep 26, 2017, 1:42 PM GMT+12 (01:42 UTC), 579 km (360 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
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-09-26 01:42:42 UTC
Depth
579.5 km (360.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.074° S, 178.303° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
90

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3291 days ago · 566 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.4244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3288 days ago · 578 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3286 days ago · 601 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.5250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3285 days ago · 647 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.2283 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3284 days ago · 571 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.3190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3280 days ago · 514 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.6220 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3276 days ago · 496 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3274 days ago · 560 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.4218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3268 days ago · 598 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.3286 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3268 days ago · 512 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3268 days ago · 584 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 3267 days ago · 583 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.3227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3260 days ago · 547 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3258 days ago · 578 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3257 days ago · 589 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3255 days ago · 586 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 5.5Fiji region · 3252 days ago · 483 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 5.7230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3250 days ago · 548 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.0245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 563 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 4.4242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 581 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3248 days ago · 572 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3248 days ago · 579 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 4.2254 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3247 days ago · 631 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 3246 days ago · 590 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3245 days ago · 553 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 4.5265 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3244 days ago · 535 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 4.0243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3244 days ago · 622 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 4.7Fiji region · 3244 days ago · 629 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 4.4Fiji region · 3244 days ago · 644 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 5.5283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3242 days ago · 597 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3242 days ago · 559 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3238 days ago · 619 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 4.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3237 days ago · 607 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 4.3209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3234 days ago · 614 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3292 days ago · 596 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.6231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3292 days ago · 540 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3295 days ago · 580 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.5272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3295 days ago · 598 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 575 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 518 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.0209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 519 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 547 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.0205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3303 days ago · 601 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.7251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3304 days ago · 614 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 4.4299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3308 days ago · 601 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3313 days ago · 533 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3313 days ago · 599 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.5223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3318 days ago · 574 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3318 days ago · 599 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.6196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3319 days ago · 543 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3319 days ago · 606 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 4.2208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3321 days ago · 539 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000aus0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.