January 3, 2017 Earthquake: Fiji Islands

Name: January 3, 2017 Earthquake: Fiji Islands
Start: 2017-01-03
Location: Fiji Islands

January 3, 2017 · M6.9

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Fiji Islands on January 3, 2017 at 21:52:30 UTC, 12 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: January 3, 2017
Time: 21:52:30 UTC
Place: Fiji Islands
Magnitude: 6.9 (Mw)
Focal depth: 12 km (7 mi)
Intensity: 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Epicenter: 19.373° S, 176.052° E
Country: Fiji

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Deuba, Central, Fiji Islands - CDI: 6; Navua, Central, Fiji Islands - CDI: 4; Nadi, Western, Fiji Islands - CDI: 3; Rakiraki, Western, Fiji Islands - CDI: 2; Suva, Central, Fiji Islands - CDI: 2

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10225.