Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 260 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 260 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 5:43 AM GMT+12 (17:43 UTC), 639 km (397 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 232 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-04-18 17:43:35 UTC
Depth
639.4 km (397.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.014° S, 178.220° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.3 km horizontally, 11.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3453 days ago · 653 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.5246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3453 days ago · 639 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3452 days ago · 526 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3450 days ago · 460 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3449 days ago · 582 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 5.0232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3445 days ago · 568 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3445 days ago · 579 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.3274 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3443 days ago · 529 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.1283 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3443 days ago · 591 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.3295 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3440 days ago · 551 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.6223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3438 days ago · 525 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3434 days ago · 600 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.3222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3434 days ago · 546 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.2273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3425 days ago · 594 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 3420 days ago · 600 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 4.3292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3417 days ago · 625 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.3229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3415 days ago · 560 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3412 days ago · 618 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 4.5225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3411 days ago · 555 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 4.1270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3411 days ago · 583 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 4.3215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3408 days ago · 565 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 4.3231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3406 days ago · 550 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3405 days ago · 598 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 4.4171 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3405 days ago · 560 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 5.0200 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3403 days ago · 540 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 4.4251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3402 days ago · 600 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3402 days ago · 610 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 4.8232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3397 days ago · 570 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 4.1206 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3396 days ago · 582 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3396 days ago · 570 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 4.5223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3395 days ago · 539 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3395 days ago · 612 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 4.1225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3394 days ago · 572 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 4.3Fiji region · 3394 days ago · 660 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 4.3203 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3393 days ago · 611 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 6.0245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3453 days ago · 628 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.4260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3453 days ago · 634 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3453 days ago · 635 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3454 days ago · 578 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.2293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3455 days ago · 539 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.3227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3456 days ago · 570 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 5.8266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3458 days ago · 502 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.2297 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3459 days ago · 603 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.3207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3461 days ago · 561 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.7239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3461 days ago · 562 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3461 days ago · 544 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3465 days ago · 534 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 4.6297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3465 days ago · 542 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3468 days ago · 580 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3471 days ago · 482 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 4.3258 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3473 days ago · 583 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3475 days ago · 566 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 4.4229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3477 days ago · 558 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3478 days ago · 570 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 4.6Fiji region · 3483 days ago · 585 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008n3a. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:48 PM UTC.