Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Mar 17, 2022, 10:14 PM GMT-12 (10:14 UTC), 607 km (377 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2022-03-18 10:14:55 UTC
Depth
606.7 km (377.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.416° S, 179.070° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
89

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1649 days ago · 598 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 1649 days ago · 601 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1649 days ago · 598 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1647 days ago · 577 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 1645 days ago · 600 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 1644 days ago · 574 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1638 days ago · 543 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1636 days ago · 603 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1635 days ago · 558 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1630 days ago · 432 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1619 days ago · 552 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 1619 days ago · 591 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1614 days ago · 569 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 1611 days ago · 588 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 1602 days ago · 552 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1600 days ago · 565 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 1597 days ago · 564 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1661 days ago · 642 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1667 days ago · 558 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1674 days ago · 580 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1676 days ago · 562 km deep · 36 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h5nl. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC.