Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jan 21, 2022, 9:12 PM GMT+13 (08:12 UTC), 569 km (353 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2022-01-21 08:12:24 UTC
Depth
568.8 km (353.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.527° S, 177.605° 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 13.4 km horizontally, 10.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2299 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1716 days ago · 571 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1715 days ago · 585 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.6260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1709 days ago · 544 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1706 days ago · 587 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1704 days ago · 612 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 1699 days ago · 508 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1698 days ago · 550 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.3251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1696 days ago · 487 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.3268 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1696 days ago · 529 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1695 days ago · 548 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1693 days ago · 442 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1690 days ago · 546 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.4240 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1687 days ago · 357 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1687 days ago · 455 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.4215 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1685 days ago · 283 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 4.3271 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1680 days ago · 584 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1677 days ago · 423 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 1671 days ago · 541 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.2268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1669 days ago · 441 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.3240 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1667 days ago · 525 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 4.5288 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1666 days ago · 581 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 1664 days ago · 599 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 1663 days ago · 569 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 4.0Fiji region · 1659 days ago · 339 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1721 days ago · 552 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1729 days ago · 570 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1730 days ago · 573 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1732 days ago · 574 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1735 days ago · 557 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1736 days ago · 567 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 1736 days ago · 506 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.1241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1737 days ago · 505 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.4248 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1741 days ago · 357 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.9298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1745 days ago · 434 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 1746 days ago · 443 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1747 days ago · 541 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gfvt. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:32 AM UTC.