Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jul 27, 2016, 2:40 AM GMT+12 (14:40 UTC), 430 km (267 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 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
2016-07-26 14:40:45 UTC
Depth
430.1 km (267.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.912° S, 177.531° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 17.4 km horizontally, 15.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3712 days ago · 624 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3711 days ago · 538 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3709 days ago · 602 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.4289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3706 days ago · 615 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3700 days ago · 518 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.2293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3698 days ago · 530 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3693 days ago · 573 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.1257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3690 days ago · 591 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 625 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.2242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3688 days ago · 580 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3684 days ago · 582 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3681 days ago · 620 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3678 days ago · 548 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3676 days ago · 581 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3675 days ago · 569 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 4.1259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3671 days ago · 607 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 4.0297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3671 days ago · 602 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 3668 days ago · 561 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 3667 days ago · 540 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 4.7Fiji region · 3667 days ago · 629 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 4.1243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3665 days ago · 597 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 3665 days ago · 564 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3662 days ago · 607 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.0271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3727 days ago · 630 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3728 days ago · 533 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3734 days ago · 568 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3739 days ago · 568 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3746 days ago · 481 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.2267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3746 days ago · 540 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3749 days ago · 413 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100068g3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:02 PM UTC.