Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, May 21, 2018, 4:47 AM GMT+13 (15:47 UTC), 538 km (335 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

Nuku‘alofa forecastMore in Fiji

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-05-20 15:47:43 UTC
Depth
538.5 km (334.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.900° S, 178.622° 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 13.5 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3055 days ago · 525 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.5268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3052 days ago · 482 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 5.4Fiji region · 3051 days ago · 473 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3046 days ago · 577 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3041 days ago · 580 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3034 days ago · 553 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3034 days ago · 555 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3031 days ago · 572 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3029 days ago · 573 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3024 days ago · 576 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3020 days ago · 610 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.2268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3020 days ago · 497 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3019 days ago · 484 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3016 days ago · 542 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 3016 days ago · 563 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3015 days ago · 520 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 3015 days ago · 521 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 5.0Fiji region · 3013 days ago · 599 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 5.0Fiji region · 3012 days ago · 490 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3011 days ago · 556 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 4.7Fiji region · 3003 days ago · 550 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 2998 days ago · 560 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3061 days ago · 526 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 3062 days ago · 524 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3063 days ago · 617 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 3065 days ago · 575 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.0295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3069 days ago · 464 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3072 days ago · 556 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.0270 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3080 days ago · 441 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3081 days ago · 580 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3082 days ago · 578 km deep · 29 km away

Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000eb3p. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.