Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jan 29, 2023, 4:04 AM GMT-12 (16:04 UTC), 556 km (346 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
2023-01-29 16:04:27 UTC
Depth
556.1 km (345.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.976° S, 179.114° 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 18.5 km horizontally, 13.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1335 days ago · 572 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1335 days ago · 487 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 613 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 1332 days ago · 583 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1329 days ago · 584 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1321 days ago · 585 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1315 days ago · 589 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 529 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1312 days ago · 583 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1311 days ago · 411 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1305 days ago · 574 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1302 days ago · 568 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1300 days ago · 578 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1286 days ago · 592 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1284 days ago · 588 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1349 days ago · 608 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1351 days ago · 507 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1352 days ago · 616 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1358 days ago · 412 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 515 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 1364 days ago · 600 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1370 days ago · 557 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jmxb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC.