Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Dec 29, 2022, 11:35 PM GMT+13 (10:35 UTC), 572 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
2022-12-29 10:35:44 UTC
Depth
572.2 km (355.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.273° S, 177.338° 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 19.8 km horizontally, 17.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 1372 days ago · 582 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1371 days ago · 557 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1370 days ago · 496 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 1367 days ago · 392 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.3263 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1361 days ago · 339 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1360 days ago · 553 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1360 days ago · 372 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 1360 days ago · 541 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1355 days ago · 558 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 1349 days ago · 387 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1349 days ago · 576 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1340 days ago · 561 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 620 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1331 days ago · 614 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.6258 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1326 days ago · 583 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1323 days ago · 389 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1323 days ago · 556 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 4.4250 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1322 days ago · 345 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.3297 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1320 days ago · 596 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 1320 days ago · 460 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 1315 days ago · 456 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 4.4252 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 1315 days ago · 279 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 1374 days ago · 623 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1375 days ago · 614 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1375 days ago · 540 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1376 days ago · 616 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 5.5Fiji region · 1377 days ago · 515 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1378 days ago · 591 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1385 days ago · 565 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1386 days ago · 549 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1387 days ago · 414 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1397 days ago · 418 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1398 days ago · 430 km deep · 76 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000j3m3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC.