Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Mar 19, 2017, 9:50 PM GMT+13 (08:50 UTC), 554 km (344 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
2017-03-19 08:50:56 UTC
Depth
554.0 km (344.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.446° S, 178.303° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3480 days ago · 567 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.2244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 516 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3469 days ago · 590 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3462 days ago · 545 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.2274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3462 days ago · 391 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3458 days ago · 580 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 3456 days ago · 390 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.3282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3455 days ago · 505 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3453 days ago · 523 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3446 days ago · 609 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3444 days ago · 529 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3442 days ago · 535 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3435 days ago · 605 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3435 days ago · 562 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 3428 days ago · 648 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.3242 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3424 days ago · 480 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3423 days ago · 543 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.0280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3488 days ago · 512 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3490 days ago · 557 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3494 days ago · 501 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3494 days ago · 613 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 3496 days ago · 605 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3497 days ago · 622 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 3498 days ago · 586 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3504 days ago · 529 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3506 days ago · 543 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 3508 days ago · 566 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3509 days ago · 545 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 4.4283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3509 days ago · 513 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3510 days ago · 548 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 3511 days ago · 451 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3511 days ago · 571 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008udg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.