M4.3 earthquake 183 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 183 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Apr 1, 2017, 5:41 AM GMT+12 (17:41 UTC), 664 km (413 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 152 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.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-03-31 17:41:19 UTC
- Depth
- 664.0 km (412.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.719° S, 179.089° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 13.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 86°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3460 days ago · 561 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.0279 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3433 days ago · 608 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.0254 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3419 days ago · 585 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.5152 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3417 days ago · 608 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008f89. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.