Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jul 29, 2016, 8:35 AM GMT+13 (19:35 UTC), 559 km (347 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 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
2016-07-28 19:35:21 UTC
Depth
558.7 km (347.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.591° S, 178.478° 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 20.4 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3715 days ago · 579 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3711 days ago · 554 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3709 days ago · 580 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3704 days ago · 607 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3699 days ago · 564 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3698 days ago · 563 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.5292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3697 days ago · 528 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3695 days ago · 469 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 566 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 566 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.1280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3691 days ago · 480 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.1258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3689 days ago · 384 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 619 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 559 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.8270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3687 days ago · 508 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 630 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 532 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 616 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3682 days ago · 537 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 545 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 574 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 3678 days ago · 547 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 4.8Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 571 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 4.5Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 558 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 4.0263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3672 days ago · 496 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 3665 days ago · 534 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  27. 4.7Fiji region · 3663 days ago · 658 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 4.3Fiji region · 3660 days ago · 588 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 6.9Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  30. 5.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 585 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 5.0Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 591 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 4.6Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 589 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 5.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 587 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 608 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 593 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 601 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 595 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 4.1Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 573 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 4.1Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 588 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 4.3Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 572 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3658 days ago · 516 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 4.5Fiji region · 3657 days ago · 583 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3722 days ago · 525 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 3722 days ago · 578 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3723 days ago · 611 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 606 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.3278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3729 days ago · 504 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3729 days ago · 539 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.6268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3731 days ago · 467 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3732 days ago · 544 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3734 days ago · 516 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 566 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 584 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3740 days ago · 534 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100069ii. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.