Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jan 14, 2016, 9:34 PM GMT+13 (08:34 UTC), 586 km (364 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 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
2016-01-14 08:34:54 UTC
Depth
586.3 km (364.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.897° S, 178.849° 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 14.1 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 3912 days ago · 555 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3911 days ago · 512 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3911 days ago · 584 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3910 days ago · 534 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3904 days ago · 582 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3899 days ago · 664 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3896 days ago · 598 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3896 days ago · 585 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3896 days ago · 598 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3891 days ago · 605 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 498 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 3885 days ago · 587 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.3289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3885 days ago · 528 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.6299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3881 days ago · 458 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 3878 days ago · 612 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 538 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 3866 days ago · 586 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 5.3Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 608 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 586 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 595 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 3.8Fiji region · 3861 days ago · 617 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 3856 days ago · 543 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3915 days ago · 569 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 3916 days ago · 637 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 3918 days ago · 575 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 3922 days ago · 611 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 3925 days ago · 607 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 5.0Fiji region · 3927 days ago · 643 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 3933 days ago · 555 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3933 days ago · 493 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3943 days ago · 589 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3944 days ago · 611 km deep · 19 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004fn8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:37 AM UTC.