Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jul 18, 2014, 9:01 PM GMT+13 (08:01 UTC), 560 km (348 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 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
2014-07-18 08:01:32 UTC
Depth
559.7 km (347.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.154° S, 178.494° 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
±0.14
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 596 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 537 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 531 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4455 days ago · 451 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 4455 days ago · 623 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4454 days ago · 525 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 4453 days ago · 621 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 4453 days ago · 602 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 4453 days ago · 610 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 4451 days ago · 557 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 4447 days ago · 636 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 4444 days ago · 555 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.5256 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4437 days ago · 476 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 4437 days ago · 551 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.8Fiji region · 4437 days ago · 609 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 4436 days ago · 582 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 4.2268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4434 days ago · 375 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 4433 days ago · 610 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 4431 days ago · 544 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 592 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 4.6Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 587 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 4427 days ago · 529 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 4.6Fiji region · 4424 days ago · 619 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 4.0Fiji region · 4421 days ago · 637 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 4.5Fiji region · 4418 days ago · 599 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 4417 days ago · 592 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 4412 days ago · 587 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 4.6Fiji region · 4411 days ago · 558 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 4.3Fiji region · 4410 days ago · 581 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 4.4269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4406 days ago · 481 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 4.3Fiji region · 4404 days ago · 583 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 4.5Fiji region · 4403 days ago · 469 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 4.4Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 612 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 4.3Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 623 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 5.2Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 620 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 4462 days ago · 615 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4465 days ago · 447 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4466 days ago · 512 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 4468 days ago · 611 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 4471 days ago · 576 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4475 days ago · 625 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.3280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4478 days ago · 399 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4482 days ago · 537 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4485 days ago · 619 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.4270 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4488 days ago · 404 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4488 days ago · 434 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 4490 days ago · 591 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 4491 days ago · 533 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rysg. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.