Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, May 21, 2018, 6:13 AM GMT+13 (17:13 UTC), 525 km (326 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), light
Local time
UTC
2018-05-20 17:13:02 UTC
Depth
525.3 km (326.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.551° S, 178.151° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 12.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
221°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 4.3292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3052 days ago · 497 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.5268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3052 days ago · 482 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 5.4Fiji region · 3050 days ago · 473 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.4272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3048 days ago · 547 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3046 days ago · 577 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.8274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3041 days ago · 516 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3040 days ago · 580 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3034 days ago · 535 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3034 days ago · 553 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3034 days ago · 555 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3031 days ago · 572 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3029 days ago · 573 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.4286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3028 days ago · 531 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.0297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3026 days ago · 428 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.2267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3024 days ago · 526 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3023 days ago · 576 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.3268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3019 days ago · 544 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 4.2268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3019 days ago · 497 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3018 days ago · 484 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 3016 days ago · 542 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 3016 days ago · 563 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 3014 days ago · 521 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3014 days ago · 515 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 5.0Fiji region · 3013 days ago · 599 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 5.0Fiji region · 3011 days ago · 490 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3010 days ago · 556 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 4.7Fiji region · 3002 days ago · 550 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 4.7214 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2999 days ago · 322 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 2997 days ago · 560 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 4.3262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2995 days ago · 421 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3054 days ago · 538 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3057 days ago · 537 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3060 days ago · 526 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 3061 days ago · 524 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.3280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3061 days ago · 516 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3063 days ago · 617 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 3064 days ago · 575 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.0295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3069 days ago · 464 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3072 days ago · 556 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.5261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3076 days ago · 490 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.0270 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3079 days ago · 441 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3081 days ago · 578 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.1260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3081 days ago · 476 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.3241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3082 days ago · 527 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.1266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3083 days ago · 402 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000eb3q. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:11 PM UTC.