Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 9:09 PM GMT+12 (09:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-10-23 09:09:26 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.821° S, 177.326° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
132°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 1801 days ago · 592 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1800 days ago · 610 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1793 days ago · 508 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1787 days ago · 601 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1785 days ago · 554 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1784 days ago · 590 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 633 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 512 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1777 days ago · 564 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1772 days ago · 563 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1768 days ago · 628 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1764 days ago · 619 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1764 days ago · 396 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1763 days ago · 573 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1762 days ago · 600 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1761 days ago · 629 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1758 days ago · 556 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 1755 days ago · 610 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1748 days ago · 519 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1803 days ago · 655 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1813 days ago · 619 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 1814 days ago · 612 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1816 days ago · 631 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.2258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1817 days ago · 485 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1817 days ago · 581 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 500 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1829 days ago · 541 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fpgh. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.