Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Aug 16, 2018, 6:30 PM GMT+13 (05:30 UTC), 558 km (347 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-08-16 05:30:55 UTC
Depth
557.9 km (346.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.249° S, 177.431° 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 15.6 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
34

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2966 days ago · 590 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.2291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2965 days ago · 576 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 6.3Fiji region · 2965 days ago · 576 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 5.0Fiji region · 2964 days ago · 578 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.7291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2964 days ago · 623 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2954 days ago · 316 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.2262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2954 days ago · 508 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2951 days ago · 521 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.1276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2950 days ago · 533 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2950 days ago · 621 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2948 days ago · 592 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2942 days ago · 422 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.1297 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2939 days ago · 554 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 2938 days ago · 430 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 2936 days ago · 368 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.3274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2927 days ago · 514 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 2925 days ago · 608 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 2914 days ago · 562 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 2911 days ago · 636 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 4.4292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2911 days ago · 613 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 2909 days ago · 589 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2972 days ago · 599 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2980 days ago · 606 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2986 days ago · 460 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2986 days ago · 548 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2990 days ago · 431 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.2266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2991 days ago · 545 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2991 days ago · 585 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000geng. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC.