Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 171 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 171 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Jan 2, 2024, 2:26 PM GMT+12 (02:26 UTC), 605 km (376 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 217 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
2024-01-02 02:26:06 UTC
Depth
605.5 km (376.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.576° S, 179.151° 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 14.1 km horizontally, 12.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1004 days ago · 606 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.2213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1002 days ago · 562 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.1200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 999 days ago · 565 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 993 days ago · 608 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.3203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 991 days ago · 540 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.4242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 990 days ago · 550 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 989 days ago · 588 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.2192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 987 days ago · 510 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.2207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 985 days ago · 514 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.3212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 985 days ago · 565 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.3223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 984 days ago · 564 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.0227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 978 days ago · 591 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.2227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 976 days ago · 548 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.5235 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 974 days ago · 561 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.1211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 971 days ago · 521 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.5218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 969 days ago · 569 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 4.1206 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 969 days ago · 559 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 4.5185 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 968 days ago · 538 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 4.9217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 967 days ago · 541 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 4.4202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 964 days ago · 525 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 4.1240 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 964 days ago · 561 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 4.4194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 961 days ago · 533 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 957 days ago · 492 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 4.1201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 953 days ago · 562 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 4.9243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 948 days ago · 550 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 947 days ago · 593 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 946 days ago · 555 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 4.1213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 946 days ago · 532 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.4256 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1007 days ago · 541 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.4205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1010 days ago · 535 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.5193 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1015 days ago · 528 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1016 days ago · 568 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.4228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1016 days ago · 589 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.4219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1016 days ago · 570 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1025 days ago · 531 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.2228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1026 days ago · 529 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.4238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1031 days ago · 548 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.2241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1033 days ago · 582 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.1191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1034 days ago · 548 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m3ac. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:20 PM UTC.