Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Apr 18, 2021, 7:21 AM GMT+13 (18:21 UTC), 582 km (362 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
2021-04-17 18:21:25 UTC
Depth
582.1 km (361.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.477° S, 178.377° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1988 days ago · 510 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 5.1270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1984 days ago · 495 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1982 days ago · 548 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1981 days ago · 526 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1980 days ago · 490 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.5266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1980 days ago · 518 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1978 days ago · 534 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1978 days ago · 568 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1976 days ago · 484 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 1974 days ago · 566 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1972 days ago · 496 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1965 days ago · 584 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1963 days ago · 629 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 1960 days ago · 585 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1956 days ago · 601 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1954 days ago · 553 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1953 days ago · 566 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1953 days ago · 550 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1953 days ago · 533 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 1952 days ago · 549 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 404 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 1950 days ago · 597 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 1945 days ago · 572 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 1940 days ago · 584 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 1940 days ago · 581 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 1937 days ago · 530 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 4.1Fiji region · 1935 days ago · 400 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 1933 days ago · 587 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1991 days ago · 555 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1996 days ago · 561 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.6265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1996 days ago · 436 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.3265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1997 days ago · 505 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2000 days ago · 531 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2002 days ago · 592 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2010 days ago · 574 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.1289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2016 days ago · 537 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2016 days ago · 549 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.1280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2016 days ago · 487 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000e3q0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.