Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Feb 14, 2016, 10:47 AM GMT-12 (22:47 UTC), 597 km (371 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 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
2016-02-14 22:47:19 UTC
Depth
597.2 km (371.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.929° S, 179.355° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
26

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 612 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 5.8Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 583 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 5.2Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 582 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 3873 days ago · 557 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 3865 days ago · 572 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.8Fiji region · 3860 days ago · 617 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3860 days ago · 560 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 3857 days ago · 546 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 3856 days ago · 531 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 3848 days ago · 405 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3847 days ago · 563 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3845 days ago · 574 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3837 days ago · 592 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 3831 days ago · 590 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3829 days ago · 569 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 3829 days ago · 565 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.7Fiji region · 3826 days ago · 594 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3824 days ago · 600 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 585 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 3895 days ago · 569 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 3903 days ago · 575 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 3906 days ago · 588 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3910 days ago · 584 km deep · 68 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004qjp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.