Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Oct 16, 2021, 10:30 AM GMT+13 (21:30 UTC), 589 km (366 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
2021-10-15 21:30:02 UTC
Depth
589.4 km (366.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.497° S, 178.786° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1809 days ago · 582 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1803 days ago · 586 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 1791 days ago · 576 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1786 days ago · 583 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1780 days ago · 539 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 568 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1774 days ago · 461 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1772 days ago · 603 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1769 days ago · 542 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1766 days ago · 582 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1763 days ago · 613 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1756 days ago · 558 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1814 days ago · 419 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1825 days ago · 599 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 604 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1831 days ago · 555 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1832 days ago · 538 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1833 days ago · 611 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1835 days ago · 603 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000fw66. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC.