Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 7, 2016, 11:57 AM GMT+13 (22:57 UTC), 584 km (363 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2016-07-06 22:57:52 UTC
Depth
584.1 km (363.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.275° S, 178.488° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
28

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 566 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3734 days ago · 516 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3732 days ago · 544 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3729 days ago · 539 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.3278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3729 days ago · 504 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 606 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3723 days ago · 611 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 3722 days ago · 578 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3722 days ago · 525 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3717 days ago · 559 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3715 days ago · 579 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3711 days ago · 554 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3709 days ago · 580 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 3704 days ago · 607 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 3700 days ago · 564 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 3698 days ago · 563 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.5292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3697 days ago · 528 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 566 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 566 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 4.1280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3691 days ago · 480 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 4.1258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3689 days ago · 384 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 619 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 559 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 4.8270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3687 days ago · 508 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 630 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 532 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 616 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 4.3Fiji region · 3682 days ago · 537 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 4.3Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 545 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 4.3Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 574 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3741 days ago · 534 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3747 days ago · 544 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3754 days ago · 595 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 597 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 5.1Fiji region · 3760 days ago · 561 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3761 days ago · 590 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.3256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3762 days ago · 516 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 583 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.9264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 520 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100063aq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:17 PM UTC.