Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Oct 28, 2017, 12:45 AM GMT+12 (12:45 UTC), 547 km (340 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), light
Local time
UTC
2017-10-27 12:45:07 UTC
Depth
547.0 km (339.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.373° S, 178.661° 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 9.4 km horizontally, 10.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3258 days ago · 578 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3257 days ago · 589 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.3178 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3256 days ago · 537 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3255 days ago · 586 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 5.7230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 548 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.0245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 563 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.4242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 581 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3248 days ago · 572 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3248 days ago · 579 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.2254 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3247 days ago · 631 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3245 days ago · 553 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.5265 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3244 days ago · 535 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.0243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3244 days ago · 622 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3242 days ago · 559 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3237 days ago · 619 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3237 days ago · 607 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.3209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3234 days ago · 614 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 4.3245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3231 days ago · 578 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3230 days ago · 617 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 4.7233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3226 days ago · 565 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3225 days ago · 538 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 4.3178 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3225 days ago · 572 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3220 days ago · 510 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.5245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3216 days ago · 553 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3216 days ago · 564 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3214 days ago · 554 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 4.4228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3210 days ago · 530 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3210 days ago · 559 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3209 days ago · 418 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3201 days ago · 583 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  31. 4.0213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3201 days ago · 554 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3267 days ago · 583 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3267 days ago · 584 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.3286 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3268 days ago · 512 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.4218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3268 days ago · 598 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.3190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3280 days ago · 514 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.2283 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3284 days ago · 571 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.5250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3285 days ago · 647 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.4244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3288 days ago · 578 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.3183 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3290 days ago · 551 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bhx4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC.