Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Mar 29, 2021, 11:15 AM GMT+13 (22:15 UTC), 574 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-03-28 22:15:12 UTC
Depth
573.5 km (356.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.050° S, 178.442° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 10.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2001 days ago · 592 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1999 days ago · 531 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1995 days ago · 561 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1991 days ago · 555 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1990 days ago · 582 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1987 days ago · 510 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 1985 days ago · 568 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 5.1270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1984 days ago · 495 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1981 days ago · 526 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.4287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1981 days ago · 540 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.5266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1980 days ago · 518 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1978 days ago · 534 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1978 days ago · 568 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1975 days ago · 484 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 1974 days ago · 566 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1972 days ago · 496 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 1960 days ago · 585 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 1953 days ago · 553 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 1953 days ago · 550 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1952 days ago · 533 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 4.4276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1952 days ago · 515 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 549 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 404 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 1950 days ago · 597 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.0228 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2012 days ago · 433 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.1289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2016 days ago · 537 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2016 days ago · 549 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2021 days ago · 541 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2021 days ago · 555 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.6292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2028 days ago · 553 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 5.9273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2028 days ago · 488 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 2029 days ago · 598 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.2283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2030 days ago · 529 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2033 days ago · 567 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2034 days ago · 551 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.4291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2035 days ago · 547 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.2299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2036 days ago · 530 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dzg8. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.