Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Mar 11, 2015, 10:38 AM GMT+13 (21:38 UTC), 592 km (368 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 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
2015-03-10 21:38:30 UTC
Depth
591.5 km (367.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.820° S, 178.516° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 10.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4226 days ago · 499 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 4224 days ago · 534 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4220 days ago · 506 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4214 days ago · 569 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4214 days ago · 594 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 4210 days ago · 561 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 4210 days ago · 556 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 4208 days ago · 601 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4206 days ago · 555 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4204 days ago · 561 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 4200 days ago · 556 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 4193 days ago · 600 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 4193 days ago · 590 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4193 days ago · 544 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 4189 days ago · 614 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.6293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4185 days ago · 536 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 4180 days ago · 598 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 4179 days ago · 520 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 6.1Fiji region · 4177 days ago · 581 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 4177 days ago · 562 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 4.4295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4174 days ago · 580 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4174 days ago · 537 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 4173 days ago · 600 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 4173 days ago · 583 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 4.0Fiji region · 4171 days ago · 594 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.8291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4232 days ago · 552 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 4235 days ago · 610 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 4235 days ago · 594 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4236 days ago · 534 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 4241 days ago · 614 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 4244 days ago · 611 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.4255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4244 days ago · 480 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4247 days ago · 632 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 4249 days ago · 632 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 4250 days ago · 589 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.6283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4254 days ago · 506 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 4255 days ago · 559 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001m49. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.