Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Feb 9, 2017, 1:14 AM GMT+13 (12:14 UTC), 532 km (331 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 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
2017-02-08 12:14:41 UTC
Depth
532.3 km (330.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.765° S, 178.431° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3520 days ago · 565 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3518 days ago · 469 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 3517 days ago · 534 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3515 days ago · 541 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 5.3Fiji region · 3514 days ago · 599 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3511 days ago · 571 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3511 days ago · 451 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3510 days ago · 548 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3510 days ago · 527 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.4283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3509 days ago · 513 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3509 days ago · 545 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 3508 days ago · 566 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3506 days ago · 584 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3506 days ago · 543 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3504 days ago · 529 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 4.8Fiji region · 3501 days ago · 532 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 3499 days ago · 634 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 4.9Fiji region · 3497 days ago · 586 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3497 days ago · 622 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 4.6Fiji region · 3496 days ago · 605 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 3494 days ago · 613 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 3494 days ago · 501 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 4.0280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3488 days ago · 512 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 3483 days ago · 554 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 4.9Fiji region · 3481 days ago · 560 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 3469 days ago · 590 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 4.3Fiji region · 3466 days ago · 565 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 4.6Fiji region · 3463 days ago · 522 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3523 days ago · 483 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 3526 days ago · 580 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3528 days ago · 571 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3529 days ago · 553 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3532 days ago · 538 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3538 days ago · 541 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.6266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3540 days ago · 554 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 3545 days ago · 619 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3547 days ago · 590 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.2256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3547 days ago · 503 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.6271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3549 days ago · 479 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 3549 days ago · 557 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008igg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:19 AM UTC.