Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Nov 23, 2005, 8:56 AM GMT-12 (20:56 UTC), 572 km (355 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. 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
2005-11-23 20:56:30 UTC
Depth
572.0 km (355.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.656° S, 179.214° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000e4sn. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
21

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 7617 days ago · 686 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 5.5Fiji region · 7612 days ago · 645 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.8Fiji region · 7609 days ago · 533 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 7607 days ago · 564 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 7600 days ago · 550 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.7south of the Fiji Islands · 7598 days ago · 589 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 7594 days ago · 590 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 7590 days ago · 563 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 7589 days ago · 592 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 7589 days ago · 562 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 7583 days ago · 611 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.9Fiji region · 7581 days ago · 517 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 7571 days ago · 502 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 7569 days ago · 585 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 7564 days ago · 555 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 7623 days ago · 551 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 7632 days ago · 585 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 7639 days ago · 486 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 7642 days ago · 597 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 7648 days ago · 574 km deep · 51 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e4sn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC.