Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jan 5, 2019, 12:36 AM GMT+13 (11:36 UTC), 543 km (337 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
2019-01-04 11:36:00 UTC
Depth
542.5 km (337.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.007° S, 178.416° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
72

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 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2823 days ago · 624 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2819 days ago · 545 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2809 days ago · 587 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2806 days ago · 545 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 6.2Fiji region · 2802 days ago · 588 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 5.3Fiji region · 2802 days ago · 583 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2801 days ago · 585 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.7289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2799 days ago · 457 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2797 days ago · 586 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2792 days ago · 593 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2789 days ago · 614 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.9Fiji region · 2788 days ago · 545 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2785 days ago · 579 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2783 days ago · 598 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.8283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2780 days ago · 535 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 4.0289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2780 days ago · 487 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.4294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2778 days ago · 536 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 5.5Fiji region · 2777 days ago · 615 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 2766 days ago · 527 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 2765 days ago · 570 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2825 days ago · 618 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.7268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2828 days ago · 481 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2828 days ago · 537 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.7296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2828 days ago · 525 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2833 days ago · 580 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.4236 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2837 days ago · 555 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2839 days ago · 608 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 2839 days ago · 608 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2839 days ago · 588 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 2841 days ago · 600 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 2846 days ago · 565 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2849 days ago · 539 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.4296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2849 days ago · 467 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.8Fiji region · 2850 days ago · 482 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.1291 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2851 days ago · 412 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2854 days ago · 545 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2854 days ago · 558 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j7au. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.