Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Aug 19, 2014, 3:19 PM GMT+12 (03:19 UTC), 585 km (364 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 222 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
2014-08-19 03:19:21 UTC
Depth
585.3 km (363.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.236° S, 177.806° 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

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
32

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000s8pn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.