Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 189 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 189 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji on Fri, Oct 21, 2016, 12:22 PM GMT+12 (00:22 UTC), 530 km (329 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 230 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
2016-10-21 00:22:15 UTC
Depth
529.9 km (329.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.108° S, 178.997° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
216

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3630 days ago · 533 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.3227 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 3626 days ago · 551 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.0223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3625 days ago · 588 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.3200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3616 days ago · 538 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.3248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3614 days ago · 539 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.4239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3613 days ago · 543 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.8230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3610 days ago · 509 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.3228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3610 days ago · 558 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.0246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3608 days ago · 568 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.1186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3606 days ago · 541 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.4247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3604 days ago · 576 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.5240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3601 days ago · 579 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.2148 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 3598 days ago · 499 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.2211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3597 days ago · 546 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3597 days ago · 540 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.3182 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3587 days ago · 519 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 4.2201 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3585 days ago · 562 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3580 days ago · 590 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 4.5161 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3576 days ago · 623 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 4.2221 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3574 days ago · 510 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.3138 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3633 days ago · 580 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.4214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3637 days ago · 550 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.5224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3639 days ago · 548 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.3217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3639 days ago · 540 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.5194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3641 days ago · 529 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.7251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3642 days ago · 526 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3643 days ago · 552 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.0217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3644 days ago · 597 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.2241 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 3650 days ago · 530 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.3257 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3650 days ago · 545 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.0220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3653 days ago · 617 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.1224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3656 days ago · 560 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.3246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3659 days ago · 544 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3661 days ago · 575 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.0169 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3661 days ago · 555 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007fs7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.