Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jul 25, 2016, 1:00 PM GMT+13 (00:00 UTC), 582 km (361 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
2016-07-25 00:00:40 UTC
Depth
581.6 km (361.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.404° S, 177.419° 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 15.5 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3719 days ago · 540 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3715 days ago · 569 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3709 days ago · 556 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 3699 days ago · 550 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.4270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3698 days ago · 567 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.3251 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3697 days ago · 343 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 587 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3693 days ago · 573 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3691 days ago · 513 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3689 days ago · 559 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3686 days ago · 342 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 579 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 4.3298 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3684 days ago · 592 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3683 days ago · 551 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 4.8Fiji region · 3678 days ago · 571 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 3678 days ago · 576 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 4.8Fiji region · 3672 days ago · 539 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 3667 days ago · 629 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 426 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 5.0Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 569 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3734 days ago · 555 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3741 days ago · 508 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.2258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3742 days ago · 495 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3745 days ago · 589 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3746 days ago · 363 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.2294 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3751 days ago · 588 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100068br. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:55 AM UTC.