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Sequence · 2017-01-03

M 6.9 · Observed seismic cluster · 225 km SW of Nadi, Fiji

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions.

M4.5+ events in cluster41
M6+2
Analysis radius324 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 6.0
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours30
Within first 7 days33
Observed duration11.0 d
Gap from reference eventM 0.9
0 h11.0 d
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Main-event impact

15 Felt reports · PAGER GREEN · Tsunami indicator · Shallow

66/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.9225 km SW of Nadi, Fiji12.0 km2017-01-03 21:52:30 UTCView event →
M 5.7234 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-03 21:55:37 UTCView event →
M 4.6171 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-03 22:04:51 UTCView event →
M 4.7204 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-03 22:09:06 UTCView event →
M 4.8193 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-03 22:12:02 UTCView event →
M 4.7229 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-03 22:33:35 UTCView event →
M 4.9168 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-03 22:33:46 UTCView event →
M 6.0195 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-03 22:40:12 UTCView event →
M 5.0167 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-03 22:43:10 UTCView event →
M 4.8south of the Fiji Islands10.0 km2017-01-03 22:45:17 UTCView event →
M 5.3203 km SW of Nadi, Fiji19.1 km2017-01-03 23:03:52 UTCView event →
M 4.6188 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-03 23:05:18 UTCView event →
M 4.5209 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-03 23:30:56 UTCView event →
M 5.5176 km SW of Nadi, Fiji19.4 km2017-01-03 23:34:13 UTCView event →
M 4.9210 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-03 23:41:32 UTCView event →
M 5.1191 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-03 23:46:12 UTCView event →
M 5.0220 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-03 23:47:12 UTCView event →
M 5.0174 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-03 23:56:05 UTCView event →
M 4.5210 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-04 00:03:52 UTCView event →
M 4.6184 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-04 00:08:58 UTCView event →
M 5.4168 km SW of Nadi, Fiji18.5 km2017-01-04 00:09:43 UTCView event →
M 4.8225 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-04 00:26:48 UTCView event →
M 4.5190 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-04 01:16:57 UTCView event →
M 4.9204 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-04 02:33:03 UTCView event →
M 5.3207 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-04 03:10:50 UTCView event →
M 5.3172 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-04 04:01:20 UTCView event →
M 5.3209 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-04 05:36:09 UTCView event →
M 5.3226 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-04 05:58:44 UTCView event →
M 5.1197 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-04 14:31:17 UTCView event →
M 5.7164 km SW of Nadi, Fiji7.0 km2017-01-04 20:03:52 UTCView event →
M 4.6205 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-05 00:25:51 UTCView event →
M 4.9205 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-05 13:44:52 UTCView event →
M 4.8186 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-05 23:23:02 UTCView event →
M 5.9154 km SW of Nadi, Fiji3.9 km2017-01-14 06:11:40 UTCView event →
M 4.7154 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-14 06:34:37 UTCView event →
M 4.9153 km SW of Nadi, Fiji25.3 km2017-01-14 09:31:47 UTCView event →
M 4.5144 km SW of Nadi, Fiji26.2 km2017-01-14 18:25:23 UTCView event →
M 5.7169 km WSW of Nadi, Fiji4.4 km2017-01-14 18:25:43 UTCView event →
M 5.1123 km SW of Nadi, Fiji25.8 km2017-01-14 18:56:48 UTCView event →
M 4.5Fiji region10.0 km2017-01-14 19:02:21 UTCView event →
M 4.5148 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-14 21:19:29 UTCView event →

Interpretation

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions. Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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