Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jul 8, 2015, 5:46 AM GMT+13 (16:46 UTC), 596 km (370 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 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
2015-07-07 16:46:52 UTC
Depth
595.8 km (370.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.880° S, 178.368° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4106 days ago · 574 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4102 days ago · 566 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4098 days ago · 574 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 4096 days ago · 464 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 4092 days ago · 497 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 4090 days ago · 619 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4087 days ago · 598 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4083 days ago · 528 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 4077 days ago · 579 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 4074 days ago · 561 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 4072 days ago · 543 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 4066 days ago · 549 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.3281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4064 days ago · 479 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4064 days ago · 595 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 4063 days ago · 558 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.3284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4059 days ago · 545 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 4055 days ago · 585 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4109 days ago · 484 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4113 days ago · 460 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4115 days ago · 613 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 4118 days ago · 610 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 6.0Fiji region · 4122 days ago · 563 km deep · 50 km away · tsunami flag
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 4122 days ago · 570 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 4124 days ago · 547 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 5.9Fiji region · 4127 days ago · 656 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 4130 days ago · 534 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 592 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 572 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 4134 days ago · 578 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.4282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4136 days ago · 550 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200030fj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.