Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Nov 25, 2008, 6:48 AM GMT+12 (18:48 UTC), 556 km (345 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 247 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2008-11-24 18:48:57 UTC
Depth
555.6 km (345.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.813° S, 178.610° 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 usp000gpcb. 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.

Station coverage gap
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.4197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6521 days ago · 529 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.0255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6518 days ago · 566 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.9215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6517 days ago · 559 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.0233 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6514 days ago · 599 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.6226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6514 days ago · 601 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.0225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6513 days ago · 606 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.6222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6509 days ago · 543 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.4191 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6507 days ago · 597 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.4216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6506 days ago · 558 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 4.4296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6504 days ago · 610 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.3147 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6502 days ago · 539 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 5.8247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6498 days ago · 530 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 3.6239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6496 days ago · 622 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 3.4294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6494 days ago · 493 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.2196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6492 days ago · 513 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 3.2275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6492 days ago · 400 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.9217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6491 days ago · 564 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.5189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6489 days ago · 538 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 3.0239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6488 days ago · 500 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6487 days ago · 588 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 4.4249 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6486 days ago · 588 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 4.2240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6473 days ago · 566 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 3.9222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6521 days ago · 498 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.9221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6523 days ago · 586 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6523 days ago · 564 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6523 days ago · 507 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6524 days ago · 637 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.5225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6524 days ago · 548 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.8198 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6530 days ago · 537 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.0210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6530 days ago · 595 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.8224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6535 days ago · 589 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.2232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6536 days ago · 562 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.5276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6540 days ago · 587 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6542 days ago · 541 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 6544 days ago · 643 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.4250 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6545 days ago · 552 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.6241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6549 days ago · 548 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.4239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6549 days ago · 371 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 3.5236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6550 days ago · 578 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.9244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6551 days ago · 636 km deep · 24 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gpcb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:12 PM UTC.