Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Mar 9, 2018, 3:02 AM GMT+12 (15:02 UTC), 436 km (271 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 290 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-03-08 15:02:44 UTC
Depth
436.2 km (271.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.595° S, 177.870° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
160

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3127 days ago · 583 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3125 days ago · 586 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3120 days ago · 641 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.0280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3118 days ago · 509 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3117 days ago · 474 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3116 days ago · 518 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3115 days ago · 598 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.1261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3106 days ago · 480 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3103 days ago · 588 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 3101 days ago · 376 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 5.8294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3101 days ago · 511 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.6254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3098 days ago · 580 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3097 days ago · 370 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.2241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3089 days ago · 588 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.0279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3079 days ago · 615 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3077 days ago · 532 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3077 days ago · 626 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3074 days ago · 567 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 5.9290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3074 days ago · 585 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 4.8292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3074 days ago · 554 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3072 days ago · 597 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3138 days ago · 505 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.2261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3138 days ago · 581 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.3258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3139 days ago · 609 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3141 days ago · 423 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3142 days ago · 600 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.0280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3143 days ago · 551 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.5238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3156 days ago · 591 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.3269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3156 days ago · 521 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000d1i5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC.