Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 6:18 AM GMT+13 (17:18 UTC), 562 km (349 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
2015-04-12 17:18:45 UTC
Depth
561.9 km (349.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.345° S, 177.444° 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 17.5 km horizontally, 10.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 4185 days ago · 571 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 5.1297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 4180 days ago · 487 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4179 days ago · 507 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 4177 days ago · 556 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4171 days ago · 415 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 4165 days ago · 471 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4164 days ago · 604 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4161 days ago · 580 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 4160 days ago · 556 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.2261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4158 days ago · 451 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.6278 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4157 days ago · 558 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 4157 days ago · 554 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 4155 days ago · 424 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 4150 days ago · 566 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.2283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4149 days ago · 477 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4146 days ago · 520 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 4143 days ago · 546 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 4.3244 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 4137 days ago · 255 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 4.3262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4135 days ago · 526 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 4196 days ago · 516 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4201 days ago · 525 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4202 days ago · 411 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 4202 days ago · 268 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.4298 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4204 days ago · 566 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4205 days ago · 436 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4206 days ago · 568 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.2264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4208 days ago · 325 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4212 days ago · 428 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4215 days ago · 391 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4219 days ago · 622 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 4223 days ago · 579 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200027cj. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.