Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 178 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 178 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji on Wed, Nov 1, 2017, 2:38 AM GMT+12 (14:38 UTC), 537 km (334 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 230 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-10-31 14:38:55 UTC
Depth
537.1 km (333.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.098° S, 179.107° 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 15.1 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.7230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 548 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3248 days ago · 579 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.2254 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3246 days ago · 631 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.0243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3243 days ago · 622 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3241 days ago · 559 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.3209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3233 days ago · 614 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.3178 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3224 days ago · 572 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3214 days ago · 554 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.4228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3210 days ago · 530 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3210 days ago · 559 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.2196 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3200 days ago · 516 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.3227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3260 days ago · 547 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3267 days ago · 584 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.4218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3268 days ago · 598 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.3190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3279 days ago · 514 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bkzy. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.