Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 10:30 AM GMT+13 (21:30 UTC), 566 km (352 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-07-20 21:30:40 UTC
Depth
566.3 km (351.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.611° S, 177.628° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
33

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1896 days ago · 539 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 564 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1891 days ago · 381 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1890 days ago · 497 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1890 days ago · 593 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.4238 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1888 days ago · 478 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1883 days ago · 534 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1871 days ago · 594 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 1866 days ago · 417 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1865 days ago · 540 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.2257 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1860 days ago · 401 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.0299 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 1855 days ago · 424 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1855 days ago · 550 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.2279 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1851 days ago · 563 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1847 days ago · 563 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 558 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1841 days ago · 595 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 1839 days ago · 601 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 4.2257 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1837 days ago · 500 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1898 days ago · 535 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1906 days ago · 570 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1906 days ago · 439 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1906 days ago · 612 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1911 days ago · 446 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1912 days ago · 570 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1919 days ago · 446 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1921 days ago · 529 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1922 days ago · 517 km deep · 85 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ezey. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC.