Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jan 22, 2022, 12:54 PM GMT+13 (23:54 UTC), 392 km (243 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 206 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2022-01-21 23:54:31 UTC
Depth
391.9 km (243.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.658° S, 178.058° 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 9.1 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1701 days ago · 546 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.4263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1698 days ago · 400 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1698 days ago · 544 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1696 days ago · 460 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.8206 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1693 days ago · 296 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1693 days ago · 569 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1692 days ago · 530 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1691 days ago · 535 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1685 days ago · 581 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1682 days ago · 561 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.3264 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1682 days ago · 449 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1676 days ago · 562 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1669 days ago · 500 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 1667 days ago · 558 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 1660 days ago · 352 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.5297 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1658 days ago · 415 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1712 days ago · 622 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1713 days ago · 525 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1723 days ago · 556 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1732 days ago · 589 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ge2f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:35 AM UTC.