Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 8:40 AM GMT+13 (19:40 UTC), 611 km (380 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2016-03-14 19:40:40 UTC
Depth
611.0 km (379.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.563° S, 178.588° 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 26.7 km horizontally, 18.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
214°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5289 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 3846 days ago · 661 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 3831 days ago · 590 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 3830 days ago · 636 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3829 days ago · 501 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3828 days ago · 576 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 3826 days ago · 594 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.1278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3825 days ago · 559 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3824 days ago · 600 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 600 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.2284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 522 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3813 days ago · 604 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 3811 days ago · 582 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3808 days ago · 611 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3805 days ago · 525 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3799 days ago · 594 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 600 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 3797 days ago · 564 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 3795 days ago · 540 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 543 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3856 days ago · 629 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3861 days ago · 507 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3863 days ago · 595 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3863 days ago · 586 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 5.3Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 608 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 586 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3871 days ago · 538 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 557 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 528 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 533 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 612 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005ait. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.