Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Dec 13, 2024, 10:42 PM GMT+12 (10:42 UTC), 618 km (384 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 252 km E 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
2024-12-13 10:42:23 UTC
Depth
618.0 km (384.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.575° S, 177.843° 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 11.7 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9298 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 658 days ago · 523 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 5.6252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 655 days ago · 549 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.8269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 652 days ago · 608 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.5270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 650 days ago · 580 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 5.6Fiji region · 647 days ago · 459 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.3246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 642 days ago · 622 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.3252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 638 days ago · 514 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 632 days ago · 598 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.5251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 628 days ago · 497 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.2285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 623 days ago · 574 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 621 days ago · 578 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 617 days ago · 628 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 617 days ago · 567 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 617 days ago · 636 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 614 days ago · 540 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 4.6283 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 614 days ago · 525 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 604 days ago · 577 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 603 days ago · 583 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 602 days ago · 529 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.5233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 660 days ago · 592 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.2277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 662 days ago · 621 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 664 days ago · 594 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 664 days ago · 495 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 667 days ago · 592 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 668 days ago · 615 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 676 days ago · 607 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 676 days ago · 576 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.3244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 679 days ago · 558 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 686 days ago · 536 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nyed. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC.