Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, May 14, 2017, 7:04 AM GMT+12 (19:04 UTC), 648 km (403 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 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
2017-05-13 19:04:02 UTC
Depth
648.4 km (402.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.079° S, 178.727° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3424 days ago · 543 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3421 days ago · 529 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3420 days ago · 598 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3420 days ago · 592 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.1296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3420 days ago · 572 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3407 days ago · 550 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3406 days ago · 646 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3405 days ago · 547 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 3405 days ago · 573 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3401 days ago · 613 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3382 days ago · 612 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3382 days ago · 529 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.3286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3378 days ago · 530 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3376 days ago · 602 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3375 days ago · 546 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3375 days ago · 552 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 3373 days ago · 591 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 4.1295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3371 days ago · 488 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3435 days ago · 605 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3443 days ago · 535 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3446 days ago · 609 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 3457 days ago · 390 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008wg9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC.