Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Oct 8, 2019, 2:18 AM GMT+13 (13:18 UTC), 574 km (357 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 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
2019-10-07 13:18:28 UTC
Depth
573.9 km (356.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.309° S, 178.861° 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 12.8 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 2552 days ago · 593 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2552 days ago · 594 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2551 days ago · 508 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2549 days ago · 632 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 2549 days ago · 607 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 5.3Fiji region · 2541 days ago · 610 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 2536 days ago · 610 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2536 days ago · 559 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 2532 days ago · 610 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2525 days ago · 518 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2524 days ago · 553 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2524 days ago · 592 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 6.5Fiji region · 2523 days ago · 577 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 2521 days ago · 598 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 2518 days ago · 573 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2517 days ago · 592 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2517 days ago · 650 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.0298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2507 days ago · 468 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 2506 days ago · 583 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 2505 days ago · 563 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 2505 days ago · 561 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 2504 days ago · 587 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 2496 days ago · 609 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2555 days ago · 592 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2556 days ago · 628 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 2566 days ago · 598 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 2568 days ago · 590 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 5.3Fiji region · 2568 days ago · 523 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2569 days ago · 571 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2574 days ago · 520 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2582 days ago · 464 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005unl. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC.