M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Aug 21, 2018, 9:03 PM GMT+12 (09:03 UTC), 544 km (338 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 168.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000h5ga. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.