Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Sep 14, 2014, 6:45 PM GMT+13 (05:45 UTC), 583 km (362 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
2014-09-14 05:45:51 UTC
Depth
583.1 km (362.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.303° S, 178.622° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 10.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 620 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 4401 days ago · 555 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4400 days ago · 577 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4399 days ago · 597 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4399 days ago · 524 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 4398 days ago · 520 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4398 days ago · 470 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 4395 days ago · 616 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.5289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4393 days ago · 587 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.6281 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4391 days ago · 659 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 4389 days ago · 577 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4387 days ago · 529 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 4382 days ago · 594 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 4376 days ago · 583 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 4374 days ago · 613 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4371 days ago · 546 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 4370 days ago · 440 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 4369 days ago · 632 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 4369 days ago · 610 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 4366 days ago · 600 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 4365 days ago · 626 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 4364 days ago · 527 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4364 days ago · 497 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 4.0Fiji region · 4362 days ago · 584 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 4.1Fiji region · 4358 days ago · 511 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 4.1Fiji region · 4357 days ago · 555 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 4.3Fiji region · 4355 days ago · 612 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 4.0Fiji region · 4354 days ago · 382 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 4.5Fiji region · 4352 days ago · 584 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 4.0Fiji region · 4349 days ago · 312 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 4.1Fiji region · 4348 days ago · 539 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 5.1Fiji region · 4348 days ago · 611 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.5292 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4407 days ago · 624 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4409 days ago · 581 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4412 days ago · 587 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4418 days ago · 599 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.6278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4419 days ago · 516 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.3289 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 4420 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 4421 days ago · 637 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 4424 days ago · 619 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 4424 days ago · 561 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.4296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4426 days ago · 496 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 4427 days ago · 529 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 592 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 570 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sfm7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.