Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 17, 2007, 11:13 PM GMT+13 (10:13 UTC), 505 km (314 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-08-17 10:13:58 UTC
Depth
505.0 km (313.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.388° S, 178.878° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000fk11. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9Fiji region · 6983 days ago · 545 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 6978 days ago · 569 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.6Fiji region · 6975 days ago · 600 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 6964 days ago · 540 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 6958 days ago · 569 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 6952 days ago · 557 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 6947 days ago · 494 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 6940 days ago · 578 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 6937 days ago · 607 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 6931 days ago · 545 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 6929 days ago · 563 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 6927 days ago · 591 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 6987 days ago · 556 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 6988 days ago · 545 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 6992 days ago · 607 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 6994 days ago · 500 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 6996 days ago · 575 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 5.6Fiji region · 7000 days ago · 618 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 7002 days ago · 602 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 5.3Fiji region · 7007 days ago · 571 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 5.3Fiji region · 7008 days ago · 446 km deep · 47 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fk11. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.