Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Feb 21, 2022, 9:39 AM GMT+13 (20:39 UTC), 561 km (349 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2022-02-20 20:39:00 UTC
Depth
561.3 km (348.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.823° S, 178.125° 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 15.4 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3264 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1682 days ago · 449 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1681 days ago · 455 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1668 days ago · 480 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1668 days ago · 500 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 6.1Fiji region · 1668 days ago · 582 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1667 days ago · 607 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.2268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1663 days ago · 441 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.5297 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1658 days ago · 415 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1656 days ago · 602 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.4253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1649 days ago · 491 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 1649 days ago · 598 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.9Fiji region · 1649 days ago · 601 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1649 days ago · 598 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1648 days ago · 577 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.0290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1647 days ago · 549 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1645 days ago · 532 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 1644 days ago · 574 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.3225 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1640 days ago · 467 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 1638 days ago · 543 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1638 days ago · 495 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 1635 days ago · 558 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 4.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1632 days ago · 537 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 1630 days ago · 432 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 1628 days ago · 573 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 4.3283 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1625 days ago · 456 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1685 days ago · 581 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1690 days ago · 543 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1691 days ago · 535 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.3251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1691 days ago · 487 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1692 days ago · 530 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1693 days ago · 569 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.5247 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1697 days ago · 510 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1697 days ago · 518 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1698 days ago · 544 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.4263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1698 days ago · 400 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1701 days ago · 546 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1711 days ago · 458 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1712 days ago · 392 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gzth. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:14 AM UTC.