Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Feb 26, 2016, 9:39 AM GMT+13 (20:39 UTC), 538 km (334 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
2016-02-25 20:39:48 UTC
Depth
538.2 km (334.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.107° S, 178.492° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
105

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 586 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 5.3Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 608 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 586 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3863 days ago · 595 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.8Fiji region · 3860 days ago · 617 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 543 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3854 days ago · 611 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.3251 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3849 days ago · 394 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3847 days ago · 563 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3837 days ago · 592 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 3831 days ago · 590 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3828 days ago · 576 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 3826 days ago · 594 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3824 days ago · 600 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 3818 days ago · 606 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 600 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3813 days ago · 604 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 612 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.6299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3880 days ago · 458 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.3281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3884 days ago · 403 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.3289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3885 days ago · 528 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 3885 days ago · 587 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3889 days ago · 535 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 498 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 605 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 585 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3899 days ago · 664 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004spw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.