M4.3 earthquake 17 km WNW of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Dec 15, 2021, 2:12 AM GMT+12 (14:12 UTC), 544 km (338 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 67 km NE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-14 14:12:18 UTC
- Depth
- 543.8 km (337.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.988° S, 179.169° E
- 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 17.3 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 138°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gd51. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC.