Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 219 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 219 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji on Thu, Oct 17, 2019, 1:21 AM GMT+12 (13:21 UTC), 549 km (341 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 206 km ENE 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
2019-10-16 13:21:38 UTC
Depth
549.3 km (341.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.289° S, 178.781° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 10.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2538 days ago · 549 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.0212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2538 days ago · 561 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2535 days ago · 521 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.3209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2533 days ago · 551 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.2208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2532 days ago · 604 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.1193 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2531 days ago · 603 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2530 days ago · 545 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.0197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2529 days ago · 521 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2525 days ago · 596 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2523 days ago · 592 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.6206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2516 days ago · 543 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2515 days ago · 591 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2512 days ago · 580 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.2219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2510 days ago · 569 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2505 days ago · 585 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2505 days ago · 562 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.3219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2504 days ago · 566 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.1204 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2504 days ago · 544 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 4.0207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2500 days ago · 609 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2497 days ago · 597 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 4.4202 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2497 days ago · 541 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 4.3236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2492 days ago · 535 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 4.1216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2489 days ago · 538 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2546 days ago · 563 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.7214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2553 days ago · 562 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.4267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2561 days ago · 554 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2565 days ago · 586 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.9211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2567 days ago · 548 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.0194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2571 days ago · 569 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2572 days ago · 598 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.1133 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2573 days ago · 593 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.6224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2574 days ago · 534 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2574 days ago · 650 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.5238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2576 days ago · 583 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000627f. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC.