Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jan 2, 2021, 6:55 AM GMT+13 (17:55 UTC), 542 km (336 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-01-01 17:55:46 UTC
Depth
541.5 km (336.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.169° S, 178.346° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2090 days ago · 582 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2085 days ago · 565 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2084 days ago · 578 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 2084 days ago · 589 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2083 days ago · 645 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2082 days ago · 558 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 2078 days ago · 554 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2062 days ago · 408 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.5274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2061 days ago · 332 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 2058 days ago · 619 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2058 days ago · 520 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.0281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2057 days ago · 501 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2046 days ago · 585 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2045 days ago · 582 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 2043 days ago · 576 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2099 days ago · 488 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.0278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2102 days ago · 471 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2104 days ago · 568 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.4294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2107 days ago · 467 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2108 days ago · 545 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 2109 days ago · 490 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2111 days ago · 568 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2111 days ago · 544 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2113 days ago · 492 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.3226 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2114 days ago · 571 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 2114 days ago · 629 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2117 days ago · 573 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.1289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2118 days ago · 465 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 5.4Fiji region · 2121 days ago · 613 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d7qk. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.