Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 11:26 AM GMT+12 (23:26 UTC), 608 km (378 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-08-16 23:26:30 UTC
Depth
608.1 km (377.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.848° S, 178.045° 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 14.4 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2597 days ago · 600 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.8226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2595 days ago · 536 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.2237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2595 days ago · 534 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.5225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2594 days ago · 544 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2594 days ago · 552 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 2593 days ago · 410 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2592 days ago · 595 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.2279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2592 days ago · 591 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2590 days ago · 539 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2589 days ago · 592 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.1241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2587 days ago · 613 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2579 days ago · 553 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 4.3214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2578 days ago · 540 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2578 days ago · 522 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 2578 days ago · 591 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 4.3227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2577 days ago · 544 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.3294 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2576 days ago · 459 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.6216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2570 days ago · 539 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 4.5238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2570 days ago · 583 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2569 days ago · 650 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 4.6224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2568 days ago · 534 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2567 days ago · 598 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 4.0194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2565 days ago · 569 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 4.7257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2564 days ago · 562 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2562 days ago · 539 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 4.9211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2561 days ago · 548 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2559 days ago · 586 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 4.0252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2556 days ago · 631 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 4.4267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2555 days ago · 554 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2554 days ago · 562 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 4.0Fiji region · 2552 days ago · 593 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 4.7298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2552 days ago · 572 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 4.3274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2550 days ago · 585 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 4.7214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2547 days ago · 562 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2541 days ago · 563 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2602 days ago · 570 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2603 days ago · 591 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.4197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2604 days ago · 546 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.5211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2605 days ago · 540 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.3283 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2605 days ago · 562 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2605 days ago · 550 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2606 days ago · 580 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2607 days ago · 609 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.0233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2607 days ago · 571 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2610 days ago · 625 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.1220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2613 days ago · 576 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 2613 days ago · 629 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.3247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2614 days ago · 593 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.3224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2616 days ago · 570 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.4217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2617 days ago · 549 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 4.3220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2617 days ago · 546 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.2296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2618 days ago · 573 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.1261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2619 days ago · 523 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 4.1277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2620 days ago · 590 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 4.2298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2625 days ago · 598 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700058eq. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC.