Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Sep 24, 2021, 11:58 AM GMT+13 (22:58 UTC), 555 km (345 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
2021-09-23 22:58:45 UTC
Depth
555.4 km (345.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.394° S, 178.254° 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 10.8 km horizontally, 14.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1827 days ago · 604 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 599 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1815 days ago · 419 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1810 days ago · 589 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1810 days ago · 582 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 1792 days ago · 576 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1787 days ago · 583 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1781 days ago · 539 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.2270 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1781 days ago · 327 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 1780 days ago · 568 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 1775 days ago · 461 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1834 days ago · 611 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1836 days ago · 603 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 577 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 1849 days ago · 560 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1851 days ago · 598 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1857 days ago · 584 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1859 days ago · 550 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ff7s. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:48 AM UTC.