Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Apr 24, 2018, 12:06 PM GMT+13 (23:06 UTC), 580 km (360 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
2018-04-23 23:06:43 UTC
Depth
579.9 km (360.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.347° S, 178.853° 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 17.7 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3079 days ago · 609 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3077 days ago · 597 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3076 days ago · 556 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.0295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3073 days ago · 464 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3064 days ago · 526 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3058 days ago · 538 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 5.4Fiji region · 3054 days ago · 473 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3050 days ago · 577 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3049 days ago · 593 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3047 days ago · 602 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3044 days ago · 580 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3037 days ago · 555 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 3037 days ago · 604 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3032 days ago · 573 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 3027 days ago · 576 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3085 days ago · 578 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 3096 days ago · 618 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3105 days ago · 549 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3107 days ago · 573 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 3109 days ago · 456 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3109 days ago · 614 km deep · 35 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dvzg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC.