Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 27, 2021, 5:36 PM GMT-12 (05:36 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-08-28 05:36:36 UTC
Depth
599.6 km (372.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.673° S, 179.218° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
33

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1856 days ago · 584 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1855 days ago · 576 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1851 days ago · 576 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 1848 days ago · 560 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 5.0Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 586 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 605 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1844 days ago · 578 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1841 days ago · 575 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1838 days ago · 568 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1832 days ago · 538 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1825 days ago · 599 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1809 days ago · 589 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1809 days ago · 582 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1803 days ago · 586 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1800 days ago · 588 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1858 days ago · 590 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1865 days ago · 617 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 1869 days ago · 577 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1880 days ago · 534 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1883 days ago · 603 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1883 days ago · 556 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1887 days ago · 607 km deep · 20 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000f55c. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:47 AM UTC.