Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 182 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 182 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji on Mon, Dec 5, 2016, 7:10 PM GMT+13 (06:10 UTC), 519 km (322 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 235 km ENE 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
2016-12-05 06:10:01 UTC
Depth
518.9 km (322.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
16.974° S, 179.018° 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 5.9 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
103

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2201 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3585 days ago · 562 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.5161 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3576 days ago · 623 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.2221 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3574 days ago · 510 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.3232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3572 days ago · 565 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.5248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3566 days ago · 551 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.6235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3553 days ago · 544 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.4207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3547 days ago · 518 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.1163 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3546 days ago · 563 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.2135 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3546 days ago · 597 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.2214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3537 days ago · 594 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.3193 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3530 days ago · 551 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 4.2211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3597 days ago · 546 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.2148 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 3598 days ago · 499 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.5240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3601 days ago · 579 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.4247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3604 days ago · 576 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.1186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3606 days ago · 541 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.0246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3608 days ago · 568 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.3228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3610 days ago · 558 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.8230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3610 days ago · 509 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.4239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3613 days ago · 543 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.3248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3614 days ago · 539 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.3200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3616 days ago · 538 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007exd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.