Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 2, 2017, 6:22 AM GMT-12 (18:22 UTC), 598 km (372 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 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
2017-05-02 18:22:10 UTC
Depth
598.5 km (371.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.784° S, 179.376° 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 16.2 km horizontally, 14.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3431 days ago · 555 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3413 days ago · 555 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3406 days ago · 555 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3400 days ago · 611 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3395 days ago · 565 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3393 days ago · 576 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3391 days ago · 574 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 3381 days ago · 573 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 3445 days ago · 571 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3449 days ago · 595 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3451 days ago · 488 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3455 days ago · 611 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 3464 days ago · 522 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 3466 days ago · 584 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3467 days ago · 549 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3467 days ago · 565 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 3469 days ago · 596 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008qri. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:14 PM UTC.