M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Nov 11, 2017, 3:38 AM GMT+13 (14:38 UTC), 628 km (391 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 283 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bqhh. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.