M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jan 17, 1981, 6:20 PM GMT+13 (05:20 UTC), 610 km (379 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 263 km E 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
- 1981-01-17 05:20:48 UTC
- Depth
- 610.0 km (379.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.546° S, 177.654° 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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 16687 days ago · 585 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 16675 days ago · 632 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.1263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16655 days ago · 630 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 16649 days ago · 398 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 16646 days ago · 604 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bry. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:43 PM UTC.