Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Nov 21, 2015, 7:13 AM GMT+13 (18:13 UTC), 541 km (336 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
2015-11-20 18:13:12 UTC
Depth
540.6 km (335.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.601° S, 178.701° 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 14.0 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3968 days ago · 556 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3955 days ago · 587 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3946 days ago · 578 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3943 days ago · 611 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3943 days ago · 589 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3936 days ago · 438 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 3932 days ago · 555 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 3924 days ago · 593 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 3922 days ago · 611 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3919 days ago · 587 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 3916 days ago · 637 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3914 days ago · 586 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 3911 days ago · 555 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3910 days ago · 584 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3971 days ago · 396 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3980 days ago · 598 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3980 days ago · 601 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3980 days ago · 576 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100040t3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.