Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jun 15, 2018, 10:53 PM GMT+13 (09:53 UTC), 573 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-06-15 09:53:00 UTC
Depth
572.7 km (355.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.899° S, 178.801° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
111

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3024 days ago · 576 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3020 days ago · 610 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3015 days ago · 520 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 3015 days ago · 521 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 5.0Fiji region · 3013 days ago · 599 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 5.0Fiji region · 3011 days ago · 490 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3011 days ago · 556 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 3003 days ago · 550 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2998 days ago · 560 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2975 days ago · 567 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 2974 days ago · 591 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2972 days ago · 537 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 2969 days ago · 543 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3031 days ago · 572 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3034 days ago · 555 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3034 days ago · 553 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3041 days ago · 580 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3046 days ago · 577 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 5.4Fiji region · 3051 days ago · 473 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3054 days ago · 525 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3055 days ago · 538 km deep · 19 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000es6q. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.