M4.3 earthquake 244 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 244 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji on Thu, Feb 23, 1978, 3:26 AM GMT+12 (15:26 UTC), 595 km (370 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 184 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-02-22 15:26:53 UTC
- Depth
- 595.0 km (369.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.171° S, 178.476° 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.
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0184 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 17743 days ago · 538 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.0232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17734 days ago · 588 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.9210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 17733 days ago · 581 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.5250 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 17733 days ago · 553 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.1191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 17719 days ago · 540 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.5242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17698 days ago · 554 km deep · 84 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000t3e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.