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M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 14, 2022, 6:20 AM GMT+13 (17:20 UTC), 523 km (325 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 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
2022-07-13 17:20:03 UTC
Depth
522.6 km (324.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.017° S, 178.311° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1538 days ago · 593 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1536 days ago · 523 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1535 days ago · 571 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 1531 days ago · 608 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 1528 days ago · 599 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1526 days ago · 572 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1520 days ago · 599 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.1251 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1516 days ago · 467 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1512 days ago · 468 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1508 days ago · 449 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.8276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1499 days ago · 500 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1496 days ago · 588 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 5.0Fiji region · 1495 days ago · 559 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1488 days ago · 462 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1487 days ago · 546 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 538 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 525 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 5.5Fiji region · 1481 days ago · 634 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1542 days ago · 582 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.0255 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1543 days ago · 372 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1544 days ago · 467 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.4279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1547 days ago · 385 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1547 days ago · 588 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1555 days ago · 517 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1556 days ago · 624 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1560 days ago · 530 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 1566 days ago · 558 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1567 days ago · 536 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1569 days ago · 451 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hsfe. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:09 PM UTC.