Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 277 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 277 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Dec 17, 2021, 4:19 AM GMT+12 (16:19 UTC), 519 km (323 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
2021-12-16 16:19:07 UTC
Depth
519.0 km (322.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.117° S, 178.062° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
97

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gctm. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.