Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 1:41 AM GMT+13 (12:41 UTC), 573 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
2022-10-13 12:41:56 UTC
Depth
572.6 km (355.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.007° S, 178.562° 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 12.6 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 1450 days ago · 544 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 5.4Fiji region · 1449 days ago · 574 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1443 days ago · 581 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 1439 days ago · 542 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1439 days ago · 582 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1438 days ago · 598 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1438 days ago · 633 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1437 days ago · 580 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1436 days ago · 548 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1435 days ago · 519 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 4.9Fiji region · 1428 days ago · 533 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 5.3253 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1427 days ago · 384 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1423 days ago · 559 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 5.1Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 569 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.2298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1417 days ago · 521 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1417 days ago · 574 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 1406 days ago · 538 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 1404 days ago · 537 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 1403 days ago · 585 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 5.0Fiji region · 1402 days ago · 605 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 1400 days ago · 558 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 569 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 4.0Fiji region · 1394 days ago · 522 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 5.0Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 610 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 575 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 507 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.9292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1451 days ago · 491 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.6263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1456 days ago · 502 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1457 days ago · 609 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1465 days ago · 583 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 5.4Fiji region · 1469 days ago · 609 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1471 days ago · 561 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1471 days ago · 627 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 1472 days ago · 564 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1476 days ago · 589 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1478 days ago · 433 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 1479 days ago · 453 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000iuv5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.