Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 2, 2019, 3:31 PM GMT+13 (02:31 UTC), 566 km (352 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), light
Local time
UTC
2019-09-02 02:31:46 UTC
Depth
565.8 km (351.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.930° S, 178.827° 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 16.0 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
26

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2585 days ago · 505 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2584 days ago · 611 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 2583 days ago · 593 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2577 days ago · 464 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2576 days ago · 549 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2569 days ago · 520 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2564 days ago · 571 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 5.3Fiji region · 2563 days ago · 523 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 2563 days ago · 590 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2551 days ago · 628 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2551 days ago · 533 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2550 days ago · 574 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 2547 days ago · 593 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 2547 days ago · 594 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 2546 days ago · 508 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2544 days ago · 632 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 2544 days ago · 607 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 5.3Fiji region · 2536 days ago · 610 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 4.8Fiji region · 2531 days ago · 610 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 2531 days ago · 559 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 4.6Fiji region · 2527 days ago · 610 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 2586 days ago · 600 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 6.6Fiji region · 2586 days ago · 591 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2595 days ago · 517 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2595 days ago · 608 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 2601 days ago · 600 km deep · 25 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005cvc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.