M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Sep 19, 2018, 7:30 AM GMT+12 (19:30 UTC), 587 km (365 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 266 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 105 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 94.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000hjtb. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.