M4.3 earthquake 137 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 137 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Oct 23, 2017, 1:36 AM GMT+12 (13:36 UTC), 549 km (341 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2017-10-22 13:36:21 UTC
- Depth
- 548.9 km (341.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.578° S, 179.498° 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, 7.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 120°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000aymm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.