Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Nov 9, 2016, 4:26 AM GMT+13 (15:26 UTC), 539 km (335 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 232 km E 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
2016-11-08 15:26:04 UTC
Depth
538.7 km (334.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.451° S, 178.429° 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 19.9 km horizontally, 14.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3614 days ago · 543 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.8230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3611 days ago · 509 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.3228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3610 days ago · 558 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.4280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3610 days ago · 530 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.0246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3608 days ago · 568 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3608 days ago · 549 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.1186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3607 days ago · 541 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.4247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3605 days ago · 576 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3603 days ago · 550 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.5240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3602 days ago · 579 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3602 days ago · 600 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3601 days ago · 639 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.2211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3598 days ago · 546 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3598 days ago · 540 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.9232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3596 days ago · 585 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3594 days ago · 592 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3591 days ago · 607 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.3182 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3588 days ago · 519 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3587 days ago · 631 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 4.2201 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3586 days ago · 562 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3581 days ago · 590 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3581 days ago · 606 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 4.2221 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3575 days ago · 510 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 4.7236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3573 days ago · 584 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 4.3232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3573 days ago · 565 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 4.5248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3567 days ago · 551 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3565 days ago · 607 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3558 days ago · 580 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 4.1Fiji region · 3555 days ago · 533 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.3200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3617 days ago · 538 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.2248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3618 days ago · 570 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3621 days ago · 615 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3625 days ago · 579 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.0223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3625 days ago · 588 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3627 days ago · 568 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.3227 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 3627 days ago · 551 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.3201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3631 days ago · 533 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3633 days ago · 536 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.3189 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3633 days ago · 530 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3635 days ago · 599 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.4214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3638 days ago · 550 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.5224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3639 days ago · 548 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.3217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3640 days ago · 540 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.5194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3642 days ago · 529 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.7251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3643 days ago · 526 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3644 days ago · 552 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100078ad. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.