Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jun 17, 2017, 4:55 PM GMT+12 (04:55 UTC), 660 km (410 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 242 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2017-06-17 04:55:47 UTC
Depth
659.9 km (410.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.280° S, 177.767° 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 19.0 km horizontally, 15.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3392 days ago · 571 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3391 days ago · 628 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.1287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3385 days ago · 513 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3382 days ago · 578 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.5242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3380 days ago · 550 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3377 days ago · 569 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3370 days ago · 530 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3365 days ago · 557 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.0288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3364 days ago · 633 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.5244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3363 days ago · 586 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3357 days ago · 573 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3357 days ago · 577 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.2283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3354 days ago · 623 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3343 days ago · 587 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 3335 days ago · 482 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3333 days ago · 564 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3394 days ago · 612 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.8232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3397 days ago · 570 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.4251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3401 days ago · 600 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3405 days ago · 598 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.1270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3411 days ago · 583 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3412 days ago · 618 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.3292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3416 days ago · 625 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3420 days ago · 600 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3422 days ago · 586 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009p2m. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC.