Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jul 16, 2014, 3:48 PM GMT+13 (02:48 UTC), 525 km (327 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 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
2014-07-16 02:48:13 UTC
Depth
525.5 km (326.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.439° S, 177.697° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
111

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 4463 days ago · 525 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 6.9Fiji region · 4458 days ago · 615 km deep · 84 km away · tsunami flag
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4458 days ago · 633 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4458 days ago · 512 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4456 days ago · 601 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4454 days ago · 610 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4450 days ago · 611 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 4446 days ago · 579 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 4442 days ago · 568 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.7276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4441 days ago · 520 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 4438 days ago · 565 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 4436 days ago · 578 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 4433 days ago · 587 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 4430 days ago · 348 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 570 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.4296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4426 days ago · 496 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 4425 days ago · 561 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4424 days ago · 522 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 4.3289 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 4420 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.6Fiji region · 4411 days ago · 556 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4409 days ago · 531 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 4.7266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4409 days ago · 490 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 4.0Fiji region · 4408 days ago · 547 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 4405 days ago · 571 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 4405 days ago · 577 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4467 days ago · 570 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 4468 days ago · 406 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.8298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4471 days ago · 566 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4471 days ago · 580 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 5.0299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4473 days ago · 558 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4474 days ago · 586 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rtc1. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:15 PM UTC.