Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Apr 10, 2017, 6:14 AM GMT+13 (17:14 UTC), 545 km (339 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. 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
2017-04-09 17:14:33 UTC
Depth
544.8 km (338.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.002° S, 178.397° 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 15.0 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3462 days ago · 391 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3457 days ago · 390 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3451 days ago · 488 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3446 days ago · 609 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3443 days ago · 535 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3431 days ago · 555 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.3242 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3424 days ago · 480 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3424 days ago · 543 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3421 days ago · 529 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3420 days ago · 598 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3420 days ago · 592 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.4282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3418 days ago · 451 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3418 days ago · 481 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 5.0Fiji region · 3415 days ago · 562 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 3413 days ago · 555 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 3407 days ago · 550 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 3406 days ago · 646 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.4288 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3405 days ago · 459 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3405 days ago · 547 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 3405 days ago · 449 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 4.5260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3402 days ago · 517 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3464 days ago · 522 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3466 days ago · 549 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3467 days ago · 565 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3469 days ago · 590 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3478 days ago · 558 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 3482 days ago · 560 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3483 days ago · 554 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008hak. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC.