Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Nov 26, 2018, 9:15 PM GMT-12 (09:15 UTC), 597 km (371 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-11-27 09:15:24 UTC
Depth
597.5 km (371.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.429° S, 179.166° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
48

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2863 days ago · 544 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 5.0Fiji region · 2861 days ago · 562 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2858 days ago · 551 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2857 days ago · 558 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2856 days ago · 541 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 2852 days ago · 590 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2852 days ago · 539 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.8Fiji region · 2844 days ago · 600 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2843 days ago · 578 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2842 days ago · 588 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 2834 days ago · 589 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2828 days ago · 618 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2827 days ago · 543 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 2826 days ago · 624 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 2824 days ago · 601 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 2812 days ago · 587 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 2807 days ago · 583 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 2865 days ago · 541 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2867 days ago · 641 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 2870 days ago · 532 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2871 days ago · 632 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2878 days ago · 613 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 5.0Fiji region · 2885 days ago · 556 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2885 days ago · 613 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2889 days ago · 593 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2889 days ago · 579 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hye9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:11 PM UTC.