Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 9:14 AM GMT+13 (20:14 UTC), 577 km (359 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
2021-09-09 20:14:23 UTC
Depth
577.3 km (358.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.735° S, 178.405° 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 12.8 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
102

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1835 days ago · 603 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1833 days ago · 611 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1831 days ago · 527 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1831 days ago · 555 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.2260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1831 days ago · 510 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 604 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1814 days ago · 419 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1809 days ago · 589 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1809 days ago · 582 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1807 days ago · 511 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1795 days ago · 505 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.8Fiji region · 1791 days ago · 576 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1786 days ago · 583 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 558 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1850 days ago · 598 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1854 days ago · 550 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1856 days ago · 584 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1858 days ago · 550 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1864 days ago · 540 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1866 days ago · 617 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.1296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1867 days ago · 470 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 1869 days ago · 577 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.2246 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1869 days ago · 518 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1870 days ago · 594 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fbj0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.