Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jul 20, 2021, 1:26 AM GMT+13 (12:26 UTC), 549 km (341 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-07-19 12:26:20 UTC
Depth
548.6 km (340.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.704° S, 178.605° 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 14.8 km horizontally, 16.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1898 days ago · 535 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1897 days ago · 550 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.0283 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 1885 days ago · 669 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 1883 days ago · 530 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1881 days ago · 534 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1881 days ago · 550 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1877 days ago · 602 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 1870 days ago · 577 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.1296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1868 days ago · 470 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1866 days ago · 617 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1865 days ago · 540 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1859 days ago · 550 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1857 days ago · 584 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 1855 days ago · 550 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1851 days ago · 598 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 577 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 5.5Fiji region · 1901 days ago · 563 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1903 days ago · 605 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1904 days ago · 491 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1906 days ago · 612 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.5283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1909 days ago · 458 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1912 days ago · 570 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1915 days ago · 566 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1921 days ago · 624 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1923 days ago · 494 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1928 days ago · 595 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1928 days ago · 505 km deep · 85 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000eybv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:47 AM UTC.