Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Feb 2, 2008, 8:59 AM GMT-12 (20:59 UTC), 533 km (331 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 south of the Fiji Islands. 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
2008-02-02 20:59:35 UTC
Depth
533.1 km (331.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.975° S, 179.490° 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 usp000fy0s. 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.

Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
36

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.6south of the Fiji Islands · 6815 days ago · 465 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 6813 days ago · 667 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 5.3south of the Fiji Islands · 6808 days ago · 562 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 6800 days ago · 534 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 6775 days ago · 578 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 6767 days ago · 650 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 6765 days ago · 478 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 6762 days ago · 589 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 6821 days ago · 568 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 6.0Fiji region · 6821 days ago · 604 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 6827 days ago · 568 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 6830 days ago · 557 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 6834 days ago · 562 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 6835 days ago · 555 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 6835 days ago · 562 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 5.0Fiji region · 6837 days ago · 577 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.7south of the Fiji Islands · 6837 days ago · 544 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.6Fiji region · 6837 days ago · 624 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 6838 days ago · 664 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 5.2Fiji region · 6838 days ago · 573 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 6.5Fiji region · 6838 days ago · 598 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 6843 days ago · 453 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 5.1south of the Fiji Islands · 6845 days ago · 595 km deep · 67 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fy0s. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:48 AM UTC.