Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Dec 3, 2021, 5:41 AM GMT+12 (17:41 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 231 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-12-02 17:41:35 UTC
Depth
600.0 km (372.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.846° S, 177.649° 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 14.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
119°
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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1762 days ago · 629 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1758 days ago · 556 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1756 days ago · 510 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1755 days ago · 610 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1753 days ago · 584 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.2235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1751 days ago · 532 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1748 days ago · 519 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 5.7231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1747 days ago · 575 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1740 days ago · 579 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 1740 days ago · 443 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1740 days ago · 579 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 5.2Fiji region · 1739 days ago · 408 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 1739 days ago · 413 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.5235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1738 days ago · 555 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.6248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1736 days ago · 580 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1732 days ago · 560 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.1269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1731 days ago · 588 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 1730 days ago · 506 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 1729 days ago · 366 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1728 days ago · 583 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 1728 days ago · 627 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 4.6261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1723 days ago · 605 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 4.8Fiji region · 1721 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 1721 days ago · 395 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 1719 days ago · 563 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1719 days ago · 581 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 4.3Fiji region · 1716 days ago · 550 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1716 days ago · 565 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 4.3263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1715 days ago · 592 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1715 days ago · 572 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 4.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1713 days ago · 621 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 4.1244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1713 days ago · 616 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1712 days ago · 547 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 4.7Fiji region · 1707 days ago · 600 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 4.6Fiji region · 1705 days ago · 632 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 4.7Fiji region · 1705 days ago · 645 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 4.6288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1705 days ago · 625 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1705 days ago · 617 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 4.6290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1703 days ago · 556 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1763 days ago · 598 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1763 days ago · 573 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1764 days ago · 396 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1765 days ago · 619 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.2263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1766 days ago · 493 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1769 days ago · 628 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1769 days ago · 603 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1771 days ago · 577 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1772 days ago · 563 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.8253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1772 days ago · 560 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 1773 days ago · 541 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.7257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1776 days ago · 486 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.3237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1776 days ago · 555 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1777 days ago · 564 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 512 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 633 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1785 days ago · 590 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1785 days ago · 554 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 4.2256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1786 days ago · 604 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1788 days ago · 601 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ga7h. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC.