Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 1:50 PM GMT+13 (00:50 UTC), 494 km (307 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
2016-03-15 00:50:48 UTC
Depth
494.5 km (307.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.658° S, 178.058° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3852 days ago · 491 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3849 days ago · 569 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3846 days ago · 486 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.0255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3846 days ago · 523 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3842 days ago · 561 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3841 days ago · 502 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.1256 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3831 days ago · 556 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.9Fiji region · 3830 days ago · 636 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3829 days ago · 501 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.3263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3827 days ago · 527 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.1278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3825 days ago · 559 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.0246 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3820 days ago · 524 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3814 days ago · 412 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 514 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 600 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.2284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 522 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 448 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3805 days ago · 525 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3801 days ago · 558 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 4.0Fiji region · 3797 days ago · 564 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 3795 days ago · 540 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3854 days ago · 388 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3856 days ago · 629 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.9271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3861 days ago · 560 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3861 days ago · 507 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.0244 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3863 days ago · 560 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.4271 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3863 days ago · 551 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3863 days ago · 595 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3863 days ago · 586 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 602 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.9279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3869 days ago · 518 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3871 days ago · 342 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 557 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3872 days ago · 539 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 528 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 533 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 3876 days ago · 565 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005ard. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.