Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 235 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 235 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Sep 5, 2017, 2:53 AM GMT+12 (14:53 UTC), 599 km (372 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 252 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
2017-09-04 14:53:56 UTC
Depth
598.8 km (372.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.896° S, 178.464° 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 17.4 km horizontally, 11.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3314 days ago · 533 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.4299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3308 days ago · 601 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.7251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3305 days ago · 614 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.0205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3303 days ago · 601 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.4202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3301 days ago · 554 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3298 days ago · 547 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.0209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3298 days ago · 519 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 518 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 575 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.5272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3296 days ago · 598 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3295 days ago · 580 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 4.6231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3293 days ago · 540 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3293 days ago · 596 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 4.8252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3292 days ago · 579 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 4.5227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3291 days ago · 566 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.3183 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3291 days ago · 551 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.4244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3288 days ago · 578 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3287 days ago · 601 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.5250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3286 days ago · 647 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 4.2283 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3284 days ago · 571 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 4.3190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3280 days ago · 514 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 4.6220 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3276 days ago · 496 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 4.4218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3269 days ago · 598 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 4.3286 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3269 days ago · 512 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3268 days ago · 584 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 4.6Fiji region · 3268 days ago · 583 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 4.3227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3261 days ago · 547 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3259 days ago · 578 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3258 days ago · 589 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3256 days ago · 586 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.5223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3319 days ago · 574 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3319 days ago · 599 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.6196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3319 days ago · 543 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3319 days ago · 606 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.2208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3321 days ago · 539 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3322 days ago · 617 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.1219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3326 days ago · 550 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3327 days ago · 638 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3328 days ago · 578 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 4.5239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3328 days ago · 532 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 6.4195 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3330 days ago · 544 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3333 days ago · 619 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3333 days ago · 564 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 4.1182 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3339 days ago · 564 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.3194 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3339 days ago · 555 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.4209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3340 days ago · 535 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3344 days ago · 587 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000arn5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.