Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jan 3, 2019, 7:27 AM GMT-12 (19:27 UTC), 618 km (384 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-03 19:27:19 UTC
Depth
617.9 km (383.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.427° S, 179.196° 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 19.6 km horizontally, 12.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
21

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2828 days ago · 543 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2827 days ago · 624 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 2826 days ago · 601 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2813 days ago · 587 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 2808 days ago · 583 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 6.2Fiji region · 2806 days ago · 588 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 5.3Fiji region · 2806 days ago · 583 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2805 days ago · 585 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2801 days ago · 586 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2789 days ago · 579 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2787 days ago · 598 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2783 days ago · 605 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 5.5Fiji region · 2780 days ago · 615 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 2775 days ago · 594 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.9Fiji region · 2775 days ago · 588 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 2770 days ago · 527 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 2835 days ago · 589 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2843 days ago · 588 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2844 days ago · 578 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 2845 days ago · 600 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2853 days ago · 539 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 2854 days ago · 590 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2858 days ago · 541 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2858 days ago · 558 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j5vj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:55 PM UTC.