Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Apr 7, 2017, 8:24 AM GMT+13 (19:24 UTC), 406 km (252 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), light
Local time
UTC
2017-04-06 19:24:09 UTC
Depth
406.0 km (252.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.234° S, 177.452° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 12.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
26

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3463 days ago · 407 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.3265 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3462 days ago · 364 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3458 days ago · 580 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.4283 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3454 days ago · 297 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3454 days ago · 572 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3453 days ago · 372 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 3453 days ago · 609 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3453 days ago · 579 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3451 days ago · 526 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3444 days ago · 529 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3434 days ago · 562 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3434 days ago · 611 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.0279 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3432 days ago · 608 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 3431 days ago · 571 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3428 days ago · 548 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3422 days ago · 586 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 3419 days ago · 600 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.1296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3419 days ago · 572 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 4.4280 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3410 days ago · 559 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 3407 days ago · 415 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3467 days ago · 568 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3474 days ago · 620 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.3285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 389 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3480 days ago · 567 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3490 days ago · 557 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3494 days ago · 440 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008gxt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC.