Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Sep 20, 2015, 5:41 AM GMT+12 (17:41 UTC), 463 km (288 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
2015-09-19 17:41:16 UTC
Depth
463.0 km (287.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.813° S, 178.132° 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 11.7 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
98

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4031 days ago · 546 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 4029 days ago · 615 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.4252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4029 days ago · 591 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4029 days ago · 619 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4028 days ago · 495 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.1205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4021 days ago · 532 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.1294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4020 days ago · 615 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.5215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4020 days ago · 546 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4017 days ago · 583 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4014 days ago · 628 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.3273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4014 days ago · 583 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4012 days ago · 597 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.1228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4012 days ago · 570 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.5202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4010 days ago · 553 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.7228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4009 days ago · 533 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 4.6210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4008 days ago · 520 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4003 days ago · 588 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.3269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4003 days ago · 494 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4002 days ago · 521 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3998 days ago · 607 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 4.2198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3996 days ago · 558 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 4.2223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3995 days ago · 537 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 4.2298 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3995 days ago · 454 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 5.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3995 days ago · 563 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 4.0219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3994 days ago · 564 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 4.6Fiji region · 3994 days ago · 602 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 4.3198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3990 days ago · 529 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 4.3227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3990 days ago · 574 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 5.2Fiji region · 3988 days ago · 608 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 4.2227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3985 days ago · 594 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 4.7Fiji region · 3984 days ago · 604 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 4.2258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3984 days ago · 605 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 4.1285 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3981 days ago · 559 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3977 days ago · 575 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 4.1208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3977 days ago · 569 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 4.1247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3975 days ago · 598 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 4.1254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3974 days ago · 484 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 4.3220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3973 days ago · 568 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 4.2Fiji region · 3972 days ago · 628 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4032 days ago · 567 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4039 days ago · 601 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.1191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4040 days ago · 532 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4041 days ago · 573 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4044 days ago · 641 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4046 days ago · 494 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4046 days ago · 597 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4048 days ago · 606 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.2227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4049 days ago · 584 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.5225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4057 days ago · 585 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.0265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4057 days ago · 561 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.0254 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4058 days ago · 651 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.6212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4059 days ago · 546 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 4060 days ago · 526 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003lxh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:06 AM UTC.