Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Sep 13, 2014, 12:30 PM GMT+13 (23:30 UTC), 577 km (358 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 242 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2014-09-12 23:30:48 UTC
Depth
576.8 km (358.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.551° S, 177.699° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 11.5 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
108

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4402 days ago · 629 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.3287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4391 days ago · 636 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.8242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4389 days ago · 636 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4387 days ago · 583 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 4386 days ago · 572 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4383 days ago · 612 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4375 days ago · 557 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 4364 days ago · 503 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.1242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4353 days ago · 625 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4350 days ago · 697 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4349 days ago · 616 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.2297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4348 days ago · 590 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.4267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4347 days ago · 514 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.5268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4345 days ago · 591 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4405 days ago · 571 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.3262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4405 days ago · 545 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 4408 days ago · 547 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 4411 days ago · 556 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4423 days ago · 580 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4428 days ago · 456 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4430 days ago · 585 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4430 days ago · 555 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 4431 days ago · 504 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 4431 days ago · 473 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 4433 days ago · 587 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sc00. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC.