Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Dec 6, 2019, 4:53 AM GMT+13 (15:53 UTC), 535 km (332 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-12-05 15:53:03 UTC
Depth
535.0 km (332.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.292° S, 178.125° W
Region
Fiji
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 12.0 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
85

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2485 days ago · 518 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2472 days ago · 554 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 2471 days ago · 602 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.4273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2468 days ago · 534 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2465 days ago · 413 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.3275 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2465 days ago · 550 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.5291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2458 days ago · 523 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.5273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2458 days ago · 533 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2454 days ago · 550 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.6267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2453 days ago · 490 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2453 days ago · 451 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 2449 days ago · 541 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2449 days ago · 509 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2449 days ago · 562 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2446 days ago · 582 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.4271 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2443 days ago · 560 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 2442 days ago · 531 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 2440 days ago · 554 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 2439 days ago · 549 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 4.4259 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2438 days ago · 485 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 2429 days ago · 585 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2489 days ago · 602 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.2255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2494 days ago · 169 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2497 days ago · 561 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.0298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2499 days ago · 468 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.2279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2500 days ago · 447 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2501 days ago · 580 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.1255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2504 days ago · 517 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 5.8274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2506 days ago · 499 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2507 days ago · 587 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2509 days ago · 500 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2514 days ago · 545 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.1268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2515 days ago · 516 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 2516 days ago · 592 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 2517 days ago · 518 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60006mf8. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:56 PM UTC.