Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Feb 22, 2017, 9:23 AM GMT+13 (20:23 UTC), 426 km (264 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2017-02-21 20:23:40 UTC
Depth
425.5 km (264.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.591° S, 177.582° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 11.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3505 days ago · 529 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3505 days ago · 505 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3497 days ago · 490 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3495 days ago · 440 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3491 days ago · 557 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.0280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3489 days ago · 512 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3481 days ago · 567 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.2244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3477 days ago · 516 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.3285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3477 days ago · 389 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3476 days ago · 620 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3470 days ago · 590 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3468 days ago · 568 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3465 days ago · 406 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.9277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3464 days ago · 407 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.3265 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3463 days ago · 364 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.2274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3462 days ago · 391 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3459 days ago · 580 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 4.3282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3456 days ago · 505 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 3455 days ago · 572 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3454 days ago · 523 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 3454 days ago · 372 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 4.8Fiji region · 3454 days ago · 609 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 3454 days ago · 579 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.4283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3510 days ago · 513 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3511 days ago · 548 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3511 days ago · 451 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.5298 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3512 days ago · 589 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.3236 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3512 days ago · 527 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.5267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3517 days ago · 386 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3521 days ago · 565 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.1273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3526 days ago · 526 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.3286 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3527 days ago · 573 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3529 days ago · 602 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.5263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3536 days ago · 530 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000861g. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.