Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jun 21, 2018, 1:41 AM GMT+13 (12:41 UTC), 576 km (358 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
2018-06-20 12:41:34 UTC
Depth
576.0 km (357.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.989° S, 178.530° 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 12.8 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3020 days ago · 610 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.2268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3019 days ago · 497 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3018 days ago · 484 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3016 days ago · 542 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3016 days ago · 563 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3015 days ago · 520 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 3015 days ago · 521 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 5.0Fiji region · 3013 days ago · 599 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 5.0Fiji region · 3011 days ago · 490 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3010 days ago · 556 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 3002 days ago · 550 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2998 days ago · 560 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 2975 days ago · 567 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 2974 days ago · 591 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 2972 days ago · 537 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2969 days ago · 543 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.5249 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2969 days ago · 410 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 2969 days ago · 639 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 4.1298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2966 days ago · 521 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 4.6Fiji region · 2964 days ago · 618 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 2964 days ago · 542 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3029 days ago · 573 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3031 days ago · 572 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3034 days ago · 555 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3034 days ago · 553 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3040 days ago · 580 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.8274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3042 days ago · 516 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3046 days ago · 577 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 5.4Fiji region · 3050 days ago · 473 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.5268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3052 days ago · 482 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ewg8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC.