Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Oct 25, 2018, 4:43 PM GMT+13 (03:43 UTC), 560 km (348 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
2018-10-25 03:43:22 UTC
Depth
560.5 km (348.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.180° S, 177.943° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2895 days ago · 408 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.6281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2894 days ago · 519 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2891 days ago · 490 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.5275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2891 days ago · 516 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.1295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2888 days ago · 555 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.4248 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2888 days ago · 525 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2883 days ago · 541 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 5.0Fiji region · 2883 days ago · 556 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2881 days ago · 591 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.4298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2877 days ago · 545 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.6261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2876 days ago · 514 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.1254 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2874 days ago · 360 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.2256 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2873 days ago · 535 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.4254 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2873 days ago · 486 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.0264 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2872 days ago · 483 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2872 days ago · 527 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 2872 days ago · 547 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 2868 days ago · 528 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 4.2273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2860 days ago · 508 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 2856 days ago · 551 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 3.9Fiji region · 2856 days ago · 525 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 4.8Fiji region · 2855 days ago · 543 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 4.6274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2855 days ago · 490 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2855 days ago · 545 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 2850 days ago · 539 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 4.5Fiji region · 2847 days ago · 565 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 4.7Fiji region · 2840 days ago · 608 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 4.4Fiji region · 2840 days ago · 608 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 4.4236 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2838 days ago · 555 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2898 days ago · 530 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2898 days ago · 568 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2902 days ago · 579 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.2260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2903 days ago · 480 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2903 days ago · 580 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2908 days ago · 589 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2909 days ago · 483 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.4292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2910 days ago · 613 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.1275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2917 days ago · 512 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2919 days ago · 494 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.6281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2919 days ago · 528 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.3274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2925 days ago · 514 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.4259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2925 days ago · 472 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000i4lu. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC.