Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 7:12 PM GMT+13 (06:12 UTC), 566 km (351 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 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
2015-01-21 06:12:32 UTC
Depth
565.6 km (351.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.367° S, 178.303° 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 16.0 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4273 days ago · 517 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 4271 days ago · 539 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 6.2Fiji region · 4267 days ago · 484 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4264 days ago · 607 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.0281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4255 days ago · 475 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.8261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4255 days ago · 540 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 4255 days ago · 596 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 4254 days ago · 559 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.6283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4253 days ago · 506 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 4249 days ago · 589 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 4248 days ago · 632 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4247 days ago · 406 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4246 days ago · 542 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.4255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4243 days ago · 480 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 4243 days ago · 611 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 4242 days ago · 595 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4239 days ago · 589 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 4235 days ago · 534 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 4234 days ago · 594 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 4234 days ago · 610 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4234 days ago · 529 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 4.8291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4231 days ago · 552 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 4.5234 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4228 days ago · 477 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 5.1Fiji region · 4227 days ago · 565 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 4225 days ago · 592 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 4.3299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4225 days ago · 499 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4219 days ago · 506 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4214 days ago · 391 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 4275 days ago · 487 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4276 days ago · 604 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 4276 days ago · 591 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 4277 days ago · 451 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4277 days ago · 534 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4278 days ago · 417 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.1275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4278 days ago · 440 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 4279 days ago · 576 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4282 days ago · 515 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 4283 days ago · 518 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 4284 days ago · 544 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4289 days ago · 554 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 4290 days ago · 556 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.3266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4292 days ago · 422 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 598 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 590 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 601 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 5.4Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 606 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 616 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 4.7Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 613 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tkas. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.