Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 21, 2015, 4:34 PM GMT+13 (03:34 UTC), 537 km (333 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 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
2015-09-21 03:34:58 UTC
Depth
536.7 km (333.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.927° S, 177.637° 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 13.6 km horizontally, 13.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4029 days ago · 598 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 4029 days ago · 615 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4024 days ago · 567 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.1294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4020 days ago · 615 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4016 days ago · 583 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.3273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4014 days ago · 583 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4009 days ago · 543 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.3269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4002 days ago · 494 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3995 days ago · 486 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.2298 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3994 days ago · 454 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 3993 days ago · 602 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3993 days ago · 559 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3992 days ago · 558 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.9Fiji region · 3989 days ago · 550 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 5.2Fiji region · 3988 days ago · 608 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 3984 days ago · 604 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 4.1285 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3981 days ago · 559 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 4.2265 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3979 days ago · 435 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3976 days ago · 575 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 3974 days ago · 587 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 4.1254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3973 days ago · 484 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 3973 days ago · 493 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 3971 days ago · 628 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 3971 days ago · 573 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 4031 days ago · 566 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4044 days ago · 641 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.4285 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4057 days ago · 542 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.0265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4057 days ago · 561 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003l8w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.