Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jul 17, 2022, 4:13 PM GMT+13 (03:13 UTC), 593 km (368 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-07-17 03:13:54 UTC
Depth
592.6 km (368.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.654° S, 178.793° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1536 days ago · 523 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1535 days ago · 571 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 1532 days ago · 608 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 1528 days ago · 599 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1526 days ago · 572 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1520 days ago · 599 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 1513 days ago · 615 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1512 days ago · 468 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1507 days ago · 587 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1497 days ago · 588 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 5.0Fiji region · 1495 days ago · 559 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1488 days ago · 462 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1487 days ago · 546 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 538 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 584 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 525 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 5.5Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 634 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1541 days ago · 523 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1542 days ago · 582 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1548 days ago · 588 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1556 days ago · 624 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1567 days ago · 558 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1567 days ago · 536 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i35w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC.