Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Apr 15, 2019, 9:18 PM GMT+13 (08:18 UTC), 573 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2019-04-15 08:18:48 UTC
Depth
572.9 km (356.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.768° S, 178.583° 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 13.5 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
130

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 2721 days ago · 617 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.3286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2717 days ago · 459 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 5.0275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2716 days ago · 442 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.3281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2716 days ago · 471 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2714 days ago · 536 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.1274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2710 days ago · 510 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 2708 days ago · 608 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 2703 days ago · 567 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2698 days ago · 500 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2694 days ago · 571 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 2693 days ago · 604 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2692 days ago · 597 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2690 days ago · 580 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.4276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2688 days ago · 514 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.9Fiji region · 2684 days ago · 581 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.2288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2684 days ago · 504 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 2680 days ago · 603 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 2674 days ago · 468 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 2670 days ago · 616 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 2667 days ago · 549 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 2666 days ago · 559 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2726 days ago · 577 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2732 days ago · 549 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2735 days ago · 542 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2736 days ago · 580 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2737 days ago · 493 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 2742 days ago · 617 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2745 days ago · 544 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2751 days ago · 590 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.2299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2752 days ago · 481 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2754 days ago · 600 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003698. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.