Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Sep 28, 2022, 9:07 AM GMT+13 (20:07 UTC), 583 km (362 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.0 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
2022-09-27 20:07:37 UTC
Depth
583.4 km (362.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.484° S, 178.269° 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 17.8 km horizontally, 11.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1464 days ago · 446 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.6263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1459 days ago · 502 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.9292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1454 days ago · 491 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1453 days ago · 573 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1453 days ago · 544 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 5.4Fiji region · 1452 days ago · 574 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1446 days ago · 581 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 1442 days ago · 542 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1442 days ago · 582 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 1441 days ago · 598 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1441 days ago · 633 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1440 days ago · 580 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1439 days ago · 548 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1438 days ago · 512 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1438 days ago · 519 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.9291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1437 days ago · 537 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1434 days ago · 518 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 4.0295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1433 days ago · 519 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 1433 days ago · 502 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.9Fiji region · 1431 days ago · 533 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 5.3253 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1430 days ago · 384 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  22. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1429 days ago · 494 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 1426 days ago · 559 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 492 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1425 days ago · 496 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 7.0Fiji region · 1423 days ago · 579 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  27. 4.9Fiji region · 1423 days ago · 581 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 4.5Fiji region · 1423 days ago · 568 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 5.1Fiji region · 1423 days ago · 569 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 4.1Fiji region · 1423 days ago · 560 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 4.0Fiji region · 1423 days ago · 567 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 4.2Fiji region · 1423 days ago · 567 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 4.3Fiji region · 1423 days ago · 568 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 4.6Fiji region · 1423 days ago · 576 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 4.2Fiji region · 1422 days ago · 593 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 4.6Fiji region · 1421 days ago · 575 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 4.2298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1420 days ago · 521 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1419 days ago · 470 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 4.4Fiji region · 1418 days ago · 582 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1414 days ago · 478 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 4.2Fiji region · 1412 days ago · 580 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 4.0Fiji region · 1409 days ago · 538 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1469 days ago · 572 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1470 days ago · 568 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1473 days ago · 561 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1474 days ago · 561 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1474 days ago · 627 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1476 days ago · 638 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1479 days ago · 589 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1481 days ago · 433 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 453 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.4250 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1485 days ago · 477 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 5.5Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 634 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 584 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 525 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.2298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1486 days ago · 561 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 1488 days ago · 584 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1488 days ago · 585 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 1488 days ago · 538 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 1490 days ago · 546 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 1494 days ago · 518 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000iqh0. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC.