Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Apr 29, 2018, 11:23 AM GMT-12 (23:23 UTC), 609 km (378 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 south of the Fiji Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-04-29 23:23:36 UTC
Depth
608.7 km (378.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.633° S, 179.203° 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 21.0 km horizontally, 21.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
21

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3074 days ago · 597 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3072 days ago · 556 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 5.2south of the Fiji Islands · 3064 days ago · 587 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3046 days ago · 593 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3043 days ago · 602 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3034 days ago · 555 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 3033 days ago · 604 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3029 days ago · 573 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 5.2south of the Fiji Islands · 3027 days ago · 572 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 5.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3027 days ago · 576 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3024 days ago · 576 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 3020 days ago · 610 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3020 days ago · 607 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3016 days ago · 520 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3081 days ago · 580 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 3093 days ago · 618 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 3097 days ago · 544 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3104 days ago · 573 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3105 days ago · 598 km deep · 56 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dxya. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.