Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 209 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 209 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Nov 23, 2017, 4:03 PM GMT+13 (03:03 UTC), 614 km (381 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-11-23 03:03:09 UTC
Depth
613.9 km (381.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.761° S, 178.735° 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 24.0 km horizontally, 12.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
37

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000bjsz. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.