Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 2:53 AM GMT+13 (13:53 UTC), 428 km (266 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. 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
2015-03-24 13:53:48 UTC
Depth
427.6 km (265.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.748° S, 177.749° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 4210 days ago · 561 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4210 days ago · 556 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4209 days ago · 601 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.2264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4208 days ago · 325 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4206 days ago · 568 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4206 days ago · 555 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4205 days ago · 436 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.4298 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4205 days ago · 566 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 4202 days ago · 268 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 4202 days ago · 411 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4201 days ago · 525 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 4196 days ago · 516 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 4193 days ago · 562 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4193 days ago · 544 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 4185 days ago · 571 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 5.1297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 4180 days ago · 487 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 4179 days ago · 507 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4178 days ago · 490 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 4177 days ago · 556 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 4177 days ago · 562 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4174 days ago · 537 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 4171 days ago · 594 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4171 days ago · 415 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 4.0Fiji region · 4166 days ago · 471 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 4162 days ago · 580 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 4.5Fiji region · 4160 days ago · 556 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 4.2261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4158 days ago · 451 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 4.6278 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4158 days ago · 558 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 4.6Fiji region · 4157 days ago · 554 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 4.3Fiji region · 4155 days ago · 424 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4215 days ago · 391 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4221 days ago · 506 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.3259 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4224 days ago · 401 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 5.1Fiji region · 4228 days ago · 565 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.8291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4232 days ago · 552 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4232 days ago · 597 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4235 days ago · 529 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4237 days ago · 534 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 4237 days ago · 405 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4241 days ago · 589 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 4242 days ago · 576 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001rzk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.