Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jun 29, 2018, 9:38 AM GMT+13 (20:38 UTC), 520 km (323 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
2018-06-28 20:38:29 UTC
Depth
519.8 km (323.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.371° S, 178.808° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0Fiji region · 3012 days ago · 490 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3009 days ago · 394 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 3003 days ago · 550 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2998 days ago · 560 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2975 days ago · 567 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2975 days ago · 591 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2972 days ago · 537 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2969 days ago · 639 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2968 days ago · 400 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 2964 days ago · 618 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2956 days ago · 572 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 2955 days ago · 559 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3020 days ago · 607 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3020 days ago · 610 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3024 days ago · 576 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3029 days ago · 573 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 3033 days ago · 604 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3034 days ago · 555 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3041 days ago · 580 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3043 days ago · 602 km deep · 67 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000fqlf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:32 AM UTC.