Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Aug 4, 2008, 5:36 AM GMT+13 (16:36 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2008-08-03 16:36:42 UTC
Depth
600.0 km (372.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.589° S, 178.247° 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 usp000gdsb. 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 6632 days ago · 577 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 6625 days ago · 544 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 6622 days ago · 532 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.8Fiji region · 6616 days ago · 622 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.8Fiji region · 6615 days ago · 571 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.7289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6615 days ago · 377 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 6605 days ago · 497 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 6597 days ago · 468 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 6596 days ago · 549 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.0280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6595 days ago · 550 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.7286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6592 days ago · 382 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.5284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6591 days ago · 476 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.4284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6591 days ago · 474 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 6590 days ago · 572 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.9279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6585 days ago · 467 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 6584 days ago · 556 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.9266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6583 days ago · 479 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 6579 days ago · 588 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 6577 days ago · 549 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 4.6296 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6577 days ago · 560 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 6639 days ago · 424 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.6Fiji region · 6641 days ago · 596 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.8Fiji region · 6644 days ago · 618 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 6648 days ago · 576 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6649 days ago · 537 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 6650 days ago · 575 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.8Fiji region · 6650 days ago · 578 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 6652 days ago · 541 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 6658 days ago · 564 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 6660 days ago · 586 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 6661 days ago · 561 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 6661 days ago · 393 km deep · 45 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gdsb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.