Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Sep 8, 2017, 10:49 AM GMT+13 (21:49 UTC), 585 km (364 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
2017-09-07 21:49:15 UTC
Depth
585.4 km (363.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.770° S, 178.240° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 13.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3294 days ago · 496 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3294 days ago · 557 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3286 days ago · 574 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 3280 days ago · 616 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.1272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3276 days ago · 517 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3276 days ago · 486 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3276 days ago · 558 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3273 days ago · 552 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.6272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3272 days ago · 514 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 3271 days ago · 520 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.0245 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3264 days ago · 351 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.2269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3262 days ago · 378 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.9Fiji region · 3260 days ago · 567 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 3258 days ago · 591 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 514 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3257 days ago · 552 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 3257 days ago · 492 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.3260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3256 days ago · 514 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 3255 days ago · 592 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.5276 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3252 days ago · 409 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 4.4258 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3251 days ago · 329 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3312 days ago · 568 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3313 days ago · 559 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3314 days ago · 527 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.4293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3314 days ago · 527 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3315 days ago · 546 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3317 days ago · 555 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3317 days ago · 506 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.1299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3321 days ago · 555 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3329 days ago · 592 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 3329 days ago · 591 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.5263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3332 days ago · 491 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.6269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3335 days ago · 506 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3337 days ago · 578 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 4.4266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3338 days ago · 499 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.3256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3338 days ago · 489 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 4.4252 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3338 days ago · 402 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3338 days ago · 602 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3339 days ago · 567 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000arqt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.