Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Aug 27, 2017, 8:40 AM GMT+13 (19:40 UTC), 517 km (321 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 252 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-08-26 19:40:23 UTC
Depth
517.3 km (321.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.885° S, 177.936° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
84

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3322 days ago · 381 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3322 days ago · 617 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3319 days ago · 354 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3315 days ago · 542 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.4299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3308 days ago · 601 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.7251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3304 days ago · 614 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.5299 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3300 days ago · 564 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 518 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3296 days ago · 593 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3296 days ago · 574 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.3288 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3292 days ago · 546 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.8252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3292 days ago · 579 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3286 days ago · 601 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.2248 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3278 days ago · 508 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.6220 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3276 days ago · 496 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 3274 days ago · 600 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 3274 days ago · 560 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 3263 days ago · 551 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3330 days ago · 595 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3334 days ago · 448 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3335 days ago · 482 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3342 days ago · 574 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3347 days ago · 350 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 3349 days ago · 589 km deep · 53 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ac3d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:26 AM UTC.