Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 138 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 138 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Oct 21, 2016, 10:17 AM GMT+12 (22:17 UTC), 580 km (360 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
2016-10-20 22:17:11 UTC
Depth
579.8 km (360.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.704° S, 179.431° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

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From the USGS event page for us20007gnm. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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 14.2 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3189 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3633 days ago · 530 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.3201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3630 days ago · 533 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.0223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3625 days ago · 588 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.561 km NE of Levuka, Fiji · 3619 days ago · 580 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.3200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3617 days ago · 538 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.8230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3611 days ago · 509 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.3228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3610 days ago · 558 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.2174 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3608 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.1186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3607 days ago · 541 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.2211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3597 days ago · 546 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3597 days ago · 540 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.3182 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3588 days ago · 519 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.2201 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3586 days ago · 562 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.478 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3583 days ago · 580 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3581 days ago · 590 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.5161 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3576 days ago · 623 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.1131 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3634 days ago · 640 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 5.0127 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3634 days ago · 653 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3635 days ago · 599 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.4214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3637 days ago · 550 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.5224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3639 days ago · 548 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.3217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3640 days ago · 540 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.5194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3641 days ago · 529 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.456 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3643 days ago · 562 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3643 days ago · 552 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.0217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3645 days ago · 597 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.0220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3654 days ago · 617 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.571 km NE of Levuka, Fiji · 3655 days ago · 583 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.1224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3656 days ago · 560 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3658 days ago · 567 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3662 days ago · 575 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.0169 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3662 days ago · 555 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007gnm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.