Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Sep 17, 2021, 2:36 AM GMT+13 (13:36 UTC), 601 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-09-16 13:36:49 UTC
Depth
600.5 km (373.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.783° S, 178.293° 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, 13.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
22

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. 4.2257 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1836 days ago · 500 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.2260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1830 days ago · 510 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1827 days ago · 565 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.3280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1815 days ago · 372 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1809 days ago · 395 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1806 days ago · 437 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.0277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1804 days ago · 533 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1795 days ago · 554 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 5.5Fiji region · 1795 days ago · 381 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.1280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1788 days ago · 558 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1783 days ago · 425 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1782 days ago · 532 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1840 days ago · 595 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1845 days ago · 558 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1846 days ago · 563 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1854 days ago · 550 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1858 days ago · 550 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.2257 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1859 days ago · 401 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1864 days ago · 540 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fdh3. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:10 PM UTC.