Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jun 17, 2023, 6:32 AM GMT+13 (17:32 UTC), 554 km (344 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-06-16 17:32:54 UTC
Depth
554.2 km (344.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.836° S, 178.637° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
151

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 1201 days ago · 533 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 1191 days ago · 524 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 1191 days ago · 553 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1189 days ago · 627 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1185 days ago · 553 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1183 days ago · 566 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 1183 days ago · 571 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1182 days ago · 604 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1181 days ago · 566 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.1284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1181 days ago · 514 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1162 days ago · 621 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1157 days ago · 513 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 1153 days ago · 416 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.1294 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1152 days ago · 573 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1150 days ago · 594 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1205 days ago · 562 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1207 days ago · 569 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1208 days ago · 605 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1208 days ago · 559 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1210 days ago · 562 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1212 days ago · 570 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 1213 days ago · 572 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1216 days ago · 551 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.5297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1217 days ago · 532 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1224 days ago · 602 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1224 days ago · 525 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.3277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1228 days ago · 474 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.9Fiji region · 1228 days ago · 562 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1230 days ago · 602 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.3273 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1231 days ago · 440 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000k910. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.