Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 26, 2016, 8:19 AM GMT+13 (19:19 UTC), 572 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 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
2016-09-25 19:19:36 UTC
Depth
572.2 km (355.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.079° S, 178.603° 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 15.5 km horizontally, 11.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
34

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3657 days ago · 631 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 3654 days ago · 405 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3649 days ago · 577 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3642 days ago · 485 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 5.4Fiji region · 3642 days ago · 576 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3638 days ago · 528 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3633 days ago · 481 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3624 days ago · 585 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3621 days ago · 518 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3620 days ago · 429 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 5.6Fiji region · 3612 days ago · 544 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3612 days ago · 556 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 3609 days ago · 574 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 3608 days ago · 615 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 589 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 592 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 565 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 4.4285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3602 days ago · 510 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3660 days ago · 588 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 3663 days ago · 658 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 558 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3678 days ago · 547 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 545 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3682 days ago · 537 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 616 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 532 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 630 km deep · 49 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006sl0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:09 PM UTC.