Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Sep 24, 2017, 7:25 AM GMT+13 (18:25 UTC), 496 km (308 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
2017-09-23 18:25:21 UTC
Depth
495.8 km (308.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.051° S, 177.909° 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 21.5 km horizontally, 20.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3293 days ago · 557 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.3288 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3292 days ago · 546 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 3280 days ago · 616 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.1272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3276 days ago · 517 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3276 days ago · 486 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3276 days ago · 558 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.0247 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3274 days ago · 395 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.6272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3271 days ago · 514 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.4274 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3265 days ago · 580 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.0245 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3264 days ago · 351 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.9Fiji region · 3260 days ago · 567 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3258 days ago · 591 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3258 days ago · 514 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3257 days ago · 552 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.3260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3256 days ago · 514 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.4258 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3251 days ago · 329 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3249 days ago · 537 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 3249 days ago · 613 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.7Fiji region · 3247 days ago · 577 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3242 days ago · 507 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 3241 days ago · 576 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 4.2257 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3240 days ago · 521 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 3236 days ago · 575 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 3236 days ago · 549 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.4230 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3299 days ago · 374 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.5299 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3300 days ago · 564 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3310 days ago · 585 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3312 days ago · 568 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3314 days ago · 527 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.4293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3314 days ago · 527 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3315 days ago · 542 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3317 days ago · 555 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3317 days ago · 506 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.1299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3321 days ago · 555 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.4277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3322 days ago · 532 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 3322 days ago · 577 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000augq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC.