Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, May 17, 2015, 11:19 PM GMT+13 (10:19 UTC), 487 km (302 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 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
2015-05-17 10:19:46 UTC
Depth
486.8 km (302.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.019° S, 178.306° 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 12.6 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
132

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 4158 days ago · 514 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4152 days ago · 600 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.3284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4152 days ago · 564 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4152 days ago · 606 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4149 days ago · 615 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4144 days ago · 538 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 4144 days ago · 614 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4141 days ago · 583 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 4140 days ago · 395 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 4136 days ago · 578 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4133 days ago · 572 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 4132 days ago · 534 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 4126 days ago · 547 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 4124 days ago · 570 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 6.0Fiji region · 4124 days ago · 563 km deep · 65 km away · tsunami flag
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 4120 days ago · 610 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 4117 days ago · 613 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 4115 days ago · 460 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4111 days ago · 484 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 4108 days ago · 596 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 4108 days ago · 574 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 4104 days ago · 566 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 4100 days ago · 574 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 4162 days ago · 465 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4163 days ago · 485 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4165 days ago · 556 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 5.0Fiji region · 4165 days ago · 601 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4173 days ago · 583 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4173 days ago · 600 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4174 days ago · 537 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.4295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4174 days ago · 580 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 4177 days ago · 562 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 6.1Fiji region · 4178 days ago · 581 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4180 days ago · 520 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 4180 days ago · 598 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.6293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4186 days ago · 536 km deep · 38 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100029ye. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.