Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, May 12, 2016, 12:29 PM GMT+13 (23:29 UTC), 540 km (336 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 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
2016-05-11 23:29:16 UTC
Depth
540.4 km (335.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.403° S, 177.999° 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 14.8 km horizontally, 11.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3792 days ago · 305 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.2281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3791 days ago · 452 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3788 days ago · 562 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3786 days ago · 501 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3784 days ago · 621 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3782 days ago · 578 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 6.4Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 567 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 509 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3778 days ago · 509 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 3777 days ago · 588 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.4245 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3774 days ago · 456 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.3290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3774 days ago · 473 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3773 days ago · 403 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.6270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3772 days ago · 470 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.9264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 520 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 583 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 4.3256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3762 days ago · 516 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.4272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3762 days ago · 544 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 3761 days ago · 590 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 5.1Fiji region · 3760 days ago · 561 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 4.2241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3755 days ago · 459 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 4.7Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 597 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 3754 days ago · 595 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 4.0231 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3748 days ago · 397 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 3747 days ago · 544 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3746 days ago · 363 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 4.2258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3742 days ago · 495 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3741 days ago · 508 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 3741 days ago · 534 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 4.3Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 584 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 3796 days ago · 564 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 594 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3804 days ago · 525 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3808 days ago · 611 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 448 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3813 days ago · 604 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.2284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 522 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 600 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3814 days ago · 412 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.0246 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3820 days ago · 524 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.2225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3821 days ago · 319 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.3246 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3823 days ago · 482 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.1278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3825 days ago · 559 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005iia. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC.