Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jul 2, 2016, 6:28 AM GMT+13 (17:28 UTC), 589 km (366 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
2016-07-01 17:28:18 UTC
Depth
588.5 km (365.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.218° S, 177.377° 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 14.8 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
24

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3741 days ago · 508 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3733 days ago · 555 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 569 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 426 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3721 days ago · 582 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3718 days ago · 540 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3715 days ago · 569 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3708 days ago · 556 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 3699 days ago · 550 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.4270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3698 days ago · 567 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.3251 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3697 days ago · 343 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 587 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3693 days ago · 573 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.7250 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3692 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3691 days ago · 513 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 625 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 342 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3746 days ago · 363 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.2294 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3750 days ago · 588 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 510 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3762 days ago · 611 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.4272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3762 days ago · 544 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 585 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3773 days ago · 403 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100061e1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:47 AM UTC.