Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 9:35 PM GMT+13 (08:35 UTC), 603 km (375 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-09-20 08:35:55 UTC
Depth
602.8 km (374.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.783° S, 178.379° 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 15.0 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
38

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1833 days ago · 611 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1832 days ago · 527 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1831 days ago · 555 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 604 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1814 days ago · 419 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1810 days ago · 589 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1809 days ago · 582 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1807 days ago · 511 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1795 days ago · 505 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 1791 days ago · 576 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1787 days ago · 583 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1783 days ago · 425 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1782 days ago · 532 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.9269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1781 days ago · 505 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 1780 days ago · 539 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 568 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 577 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 558 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1850 days ago · 598 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1854 days ago · 550 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1856 days ago · 584 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1859 days ago · 550 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1864 days ago · 540 km deep · 80 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fcue. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.