Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Dec 13, 2018, 7:36 AM GMT+13 (18:36 UTC), 593 km (369 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-12-12 18:36:46 UTC
Depth
593.5 km (368.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.091° S, 177.289° 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 13.1 km horizontally, 15.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2838 days ago · 564 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2834 days ago · 556 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2830 days ago · 516 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2826 days ago · 590 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2824 days ago · 437 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2816 days ago · 548 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 2812 days ago · 572 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.2287 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2810 days ago · 561 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2804 days ago · 564 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2793 days ago · 482 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2790 days ago · 584 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2790 days ago · 330 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2789 days ago · 560 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2845 days ago · 558 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2848 days ago · 451 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.5296 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2852 days ago · 447 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2867 days ago · 547 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2867 days ago · 527 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2869 days ago · 485 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000iuu7. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.