M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Sep 23, 1979, 6:03 AM GMT+12 (18:03 UTC), 662 km (411 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 Fiji region. 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
- 1979-09-22 18:03:10 UTC
- Depth
- 662.0 km (411.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.264° S, 178.772° 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.
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Fiji region · 17166 days ago · 576 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 17165 days ago · 595 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 17152 days ago · 571 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 17146 days ago · 586 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 17139 days ago · 607 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.7Fiji region · 17132 days ago · 589 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000132k. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:40 AM UTC.