Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 3:06 PM GMT+13 (02:06 UTC), 570 km (354 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
2021-07-12 02:06:12 UTC
Depth
570.2 km (354.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.372° S, 177.605° 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 13.1 km horizontally, 10.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
26

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 566 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.3268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1896 days ago · 539 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 1895 days ago · 564 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1891 days ago · 381 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1890 days ago · 497 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1889 days ago · 593 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1883 days ago · 534 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1870 days ago · 594 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 1865 days ago · 417 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.2257 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1860 days ago · 401 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.0299 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 1854 days ago · 424 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1854 days ago · 550 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1853 days ago · 349 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.2279 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1850 days ago · 563 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1847 days ago · 563 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 558 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1905 days ago · 439 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1905 days ago · 612 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1911 days ago · 446 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1911 days ago · 570 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1918 days ago · 446 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1918 days ago · 597 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 1928 days ago · 605 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1928 days ago · 611 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1933 days ago · 587 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 1935 days ago · 400 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000emi4. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC.