Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jan 23, 2023, 10:58 AM GMT+13 (21:58 UTC), 576 km (358 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 258 km WNW of Houma, 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
2023-01-22 21:58:45 UTC
Depth
575.8 km (357.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.116° S, 177.369° 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 13.9 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1347 days ago · 569 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1332 days ago · 620 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1330 days ago · 614 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.6258 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1325 days ago · 583 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1322 days ago · 389 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1322 days ago · 556 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.4250 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1321 days ago · 345 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.3297 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1319 days ago · 596 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1319 days ago · 460 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 456 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.4252 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 1314 days ago · 279 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1313 days ago · 540 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1310 days ago · 565 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1310 days ago · 611 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1308 days ago · 510 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1304 days ago · 573 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1304 days ago · 589 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 1303 days ago · 412 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 1300 days ago · 606 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.2288 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1295 days ago · 504 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1291 days ago · 545 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 1291 days ago · 334 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 1290 days ago · 553 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 1349 days ago · 387 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1354 days ago · 558 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 541 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 372 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1360 days ago · 553 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.3263 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1360 days ago · 339 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 1366 days ago · 392 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1369 days ago · 496 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1370 days ago · 557 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1373 days ago · 572 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 1373 days ago · 623 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1374 days ago · 574 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1374 days ago · 614 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 1374 days ago · 540 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1375 days ago · 616 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 5.5Fiji region · 1376 days ago · 515 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 1377 days ago · 591 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jkbt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC.