Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Nov 23, 2019, 6:50 AM GMT+13 (17:50 UTC), 580 km (360 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 267 km WNW 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
2019-11-22 17:50:11 UTC
Depth
579.7 km (360.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.857° S, 178.169° 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 11.6 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2504 days ago · 447 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2501 days ago · 561 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.2255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2498 days ago · 169 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2493 days ago · 602 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2492 days ago · 535 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2476 days ago · 554 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.4273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2472 days ago · 534 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2469 days ago · 413 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.3275 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2469 days ago · 550 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.5291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2462 days ago · 523 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.5273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2462 days ago · 533 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 2458 days ago · 550 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.6267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2457 days ago · 490 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 2457 days ago · 451 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 2453 days ago · 541 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2453 days ago · 509 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 2453 days ago · 562 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 2450 days ago · 582 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 4.4271 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2447 days ago · 560 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.1255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2509 days ago · 517 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2511 days ago · 587 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2513 days ago · 500 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2518 days ago · 545 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.1268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2520 days ago · 516 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2524 days ago · 492 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2524 days ago · 571 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2525 days ago · 525 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2530 days ago · 548 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2531 days ago · 515 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.4259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2533 days ago · 493 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 5.2295 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2535 days ago · 382 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006egc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC.