Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Mar 31, 2016, 4:09 AM GMT-12 (16:09 UTC), 592 km (368 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
2016-03-31 16:09:11 UTC
Depth
592.0 km (367.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.746° S, 179.138° 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 9.9 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
55

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 3832 days ago · 590 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3830 days ago · 569 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 3827 days ago · 594 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3825 days ago · 600 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 3819 days ago · 606 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 3812 days ago · 567 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3812 days ago · 582 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.9Fiji region · 3799 days ago · 590 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 600 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3796 days ago · 576 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 3789 days ago · 569 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3786 days ago · 560 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3785 days ago · 627 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 6.9Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 406 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 620 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3846 days ago · 574 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3848 days ago · 563 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 3849 days ago · 405 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 3858 days ago · 546 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3860 days ago · 560 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.8Fiji region · 3861 days ago · 617 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 5.3Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 608 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 3865 days ago · 572 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005fup. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:57 AM UTC.