Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Dec 18, 2014, 2:06 AM GMT+13 (13:06 UTC), 588 km (365 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2014-12-17 13:06:02 UTC
Depth
587.8 km (365.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.152° S, 177.380° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 21.0 km horizontally, 19.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9Fiji region · 4302 days ago · 468 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4298 days ago · 566 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 589 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 382 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4284 days ago · 574 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4284 days ago · 574 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4280 days ago · 624 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 4278 days ago · 451 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.9Fiji region · 4277 days ago · 591 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 4267 days ago · 590 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 4265 days ago · 562 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 4262 days ago · 610 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.6271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4252 days ago · 542 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.1253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4310 days ago · 550 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.3286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4310 days ago · 398 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4317 days ago · 437 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 4317 days ago · 483 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4321 days ago · 610 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4329 days ago · 563 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.4274 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4331 days ago · 546 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 4334 days ago · 553 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4335 days ago · 533 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tcnb. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.