Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Oct 1, 2022, 11:13 PM GMT+13 (10:13 UTC), 573 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 279 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2022-10-01 10:13:11 UTC
Depth
573.4 km (356.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.889° S, 177.635° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1462 days ago · 446 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1460 days ago · 607 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1454 days ago · 429 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1454 days ago · 580 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1447 days ago · 578 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1444 days ago · 620 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1438 days ago · 634 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1435 days ago · 609 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1435 days ago · 561 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1434 days ago · 507 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1433 days ago · 597 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1433 days ago · 580 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1432 days ago · 571 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1426 days ago · 592 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.3296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1424 days ago · 510 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 1418 days ago · 568 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 1411 days ago · 551 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 5.0279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1407 days ago · 543 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 1405 days ago · 612 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1404 days ago · 619 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1467 days ago · 539 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1467 days ago · 617 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1471 days ago · 601 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1473 days ago · 462 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1478 days ago · 549 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1480 days ago · 570 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 577 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 581 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1486 days ago · 599 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.7291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1490 days ago · 482 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000irjk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC.