Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Dec 22, 2016, 1:18 AM GMT+14 (11:18 UTC), 589 km (366 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 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
2016-12-21 11:18:46 UTC
Depth
589.0 km (366.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.744° S, 178.008° 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 15.7 km horizontally, 21.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3570 days ago · 602 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3569 days ago · 604 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 568 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 576 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3566 days ago · 556 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 576 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 501 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 3558 days ago · 600 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 3558 days ago · 565 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3554 days ago · 391 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3552 days ago · 525 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 3550 days ago · 557 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.2256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3547 days ago · 503 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3547 days ago · 590 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.5263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3535 days ago · 530 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 3529 days ago · 553 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.3286 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3527 days ago · 573 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 3526 days ago · 580 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.1273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3525 days ago · 526 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 3520 days ago · 565 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 3518 days ago · 469 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 4.5267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3517 days ago · 386 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 4.3236 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3511 days ago · 527 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3576 days ago · 560 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 5.4Fiji region · 3579 days ago · 451 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3587 days ago · 548 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.4299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3588 days ago · 515 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.5277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3591 days ago · 499 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3596 days ago · 575 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007rm8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.