Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Dec 6, 2018, 3:55 AM GMT+13 (14:55 UTC), 558 km (347 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-12-05 14:55:24 UTC
Depth
558.1 km (346.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.558° S, 178.818° 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 15.6 km horizontally, 13.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2854 days ago · 541 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.1291 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2851 days ago · 412 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 2850 days ago · 482 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 2850 days ago · 590 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.4296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2849 days ago · 467 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2849 days ago · 539 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 2841 days ago · 600 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2841 days ago · 578 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2839 days ago · 588 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 2831 days ago · 589 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2825 days ago · 618 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2824 days ago · 543 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2824 days ago · 624 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 2822 days ago · 601 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 2809 days ago · 587 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 2804 days ago · 583 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 6.2Fiji region · 2802 days ago · 588 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 5.3Fiji region · 2802 days ago · 583 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 2801 days ago · 585 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 2797 days ago · 586 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2855 days ago · 551 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 5.0Fiji region · 2859 days ago · 562 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2860 days ago · 544 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2863 days ago · 597 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 2863 days ago · 541 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2865 days ago · 641 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 5.0Fiji region · 2867 days ago · 532 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2868 days ago · 632 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2875 days ago · 613 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 5.0Fiji region · 2882 days ago · 556 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2883 days ago · 613 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ist4. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC.