Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 286 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 286 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Oct 20, 2017, 6:30 AM GMT+12 (18:30 UTC), 512 km (318 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-19 18:30:31 UTC
Depth
511.6 km (317.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.351° S, 178.085° 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 16.8 km horizontally, 14.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3271 days ago · 584 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3271 days ago · 583 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.3227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3264 days ago · 547 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3262 days ago · 578 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3261 days ago · 589 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3259 days ago · 586 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 5.7230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3254 days ago · 548 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.0245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3253 days ago · 563 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.4242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3253 days ago · 581 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3252 days ago · 572 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3252 days ago · 579 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.2254 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3251 days ago · 631 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 553 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.5265 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3248 days ago · 535 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.0243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3248 days ago · 622 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 3248 days ago · 629 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 5.5283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3246 days ago · 597 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3246 days ago · 559 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3242 days ago · 619 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 4.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3241 days ago · 607 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 4.3209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3238 days ago · 614 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 4.3245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3235 days ago · 578 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3234 days ago · 617 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 4.7233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3230 days ago · 565 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3229 days ago · 538 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3225 days ago · 510 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 4.5245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3220 days ago · 553 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3220 days ago · 564 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3218 days ago · 554 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 4.4228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3215 days ago · 530 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3214 days ago · 559 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 5.5Fiji region · 3214 days ago · 392 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3214 days ago · 418 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.4218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3272 days ago · 598 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.3190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3284 days ago · 514 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.2283 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3288 days ago · 571 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.5250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3289 days ago · 647 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.4244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3292 days ago · 578 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.5227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3295 days ago · 566 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.8252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3296 days ago · 579 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3296 days ago · 596 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.6231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3296 days ago · 540 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3299 days ago · 580 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.5272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3299 days ago · 598 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3301 days ago · 575 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.0209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3301 days ago · 519 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3301 days ago · 547 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000axiv. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.