Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 16, 2019, 5:33 PM GMT+13 (04:33 UTC), 426 km (265 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 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
2019-08-16 04:33:17 UTC
Depth
426.5 km (265.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.298° S, 177.909° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 2603 days ago · 600 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2597 days ago · 517 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.1246 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2587 days ago · 383 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.4290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2587 days ago · 505 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2579 days ago · 464 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2578 days ago · 549 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2571 days ago · 520 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 5.3Fiji region · 2565 days ago · 523 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 2565 days ago · 590 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2552 days ago · 574 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 2549 days ago · 593 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2548 days ago · 508 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.0238 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2548 days ago · 390 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2546 days ago · 541 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2618 days ago · 553 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.2279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2618 days ago · 413 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2626 days ago · 514 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700058dy. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:24 PM UTC.