Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Oct 11, 2016, 5:29 AM GMT+13 (16:29 UTC), 603 km (375 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
2016-10-10 16:29:55 UTC
Depth
602.9 km (374.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.866° S, 177.789° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 14.6 km horizontally, 10.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3642 days ago · 587 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 3639 days ago · 429 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3630 days ago · 600 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3629 days ago · 615 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.4294 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3628 days ago · 537 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.3221 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3626 days ago · 597 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3624 days ago · 579 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3623 days ago · 597 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.2248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3617 days ago · 570 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.2262 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3616 days ago · 595 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3614 days ago · 568 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 3607 days ago · 617 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3607 days ago · 549 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.8Fiji region · 3603 days ago · 568 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.4291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3600 days ago · 558 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3600 days ago · 639 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 3597 days ago · 575 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3586 days ago · 631 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3583 days ago · 562 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3649 days ago · 603 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 555 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3652 days ago · 559 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 491 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 596 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 5.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 581 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 3664 days ago · 564 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 3666 days ago · 629 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.1259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3671 days ago · 607 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 3671 days ago · 539 km deep · 42 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007euf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.