Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jun 16, 2017, 10:12 PM GMT+13 (09:12 UTC), 552 km (343 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-06-16 09:12:58 UTC
Depth
552.0 km (343.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.357° S, 177.550° 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 17.5 km horizontally, 14.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3391 days ago · 628 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.4259 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3390 days ago · 424 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.1226 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3389 days ago · 388 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3387 days ago · 559 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3381 days ago · 612 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.5268 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3381 days ago · 551 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3376 days ago · 602 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3374 days ago · 552 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.0272 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3373 days ago · 561 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.6275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3359 days ago · 422 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3357 days ago · 467 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.4259 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3355 days ago · 555 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3354 days ago · 575 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 3349 days ago · 589 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3347 days ago · 350 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3342 days ago · 574 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 4.1278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3342 days ago · 503 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 3339 days ago · 584 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3339 days ago · 386 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3338 days ago · 602 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 4.0280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3336 days ago · 534 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 3335 days ago · 482 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 3334 days ago · 448 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 3396 days ago · 462 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 3401 days ago · 415 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.2244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3403 days ago · 400 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 3404 days ago · 573 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3407 days ago · 415 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.4284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3409 days ago · 494 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.4280 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3410 days ago · 559 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.1296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3419 days ago · 572 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3422 days ago · 586 km deep · 51 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009p13. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:50 PM UTC.