Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 24, 2016, 7:32 AM GMT+12 (19:32 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
2016-10-23 19:32:46 UTC
Depth
600.2 km (372.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.330° S, 177.707° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
74

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3629 days ago · 615 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3626 days ago · 568 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.3221 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3626 days ago · 597 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3624 days ago · 579 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3624 days ago · 597 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3621 days ago · 615 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.2248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3617 days ago · 570 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.4280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3610 days ago · 530 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3607 days ago · 549 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3602 days ago · 550 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3601 days ago · 600 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.4291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3601 days ago · 558 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3601 days ago · 639 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.9232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3596 days ago · 585 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3594 days ago · 592 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3591 days ago · 607 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3587 days ago · 631 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3584 days ago · 562 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3582 days ago · 522 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3581 days ago · 606 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 5.4Fiji region · 3580 days ago · 451 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 4.7236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3573 days ago · 584 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3631 days ago · 389 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3633 days ago · 536 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3643 days ago · 603 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.2284 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3647 days ago · 563 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3650 days ago · 625 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 603 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3652 days ago · 606 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3653 days ago · 559 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3654 days ago · 592 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.4258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3655 days ago · 562 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.1232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3657 days ago · 615 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3658 days ago · 567 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 491 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 36 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007g91. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC.