Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Feb 19, 2023, 12:38 AM GMT+13 (11:38 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
2023-02-18 11:38:42 UTC
Depth
556.1 km (345.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.094° S, 177.488° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4250 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1321 days ago · 345 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.3297 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1319 days ago · 596 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1319 days ago · 460 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 1317 days ago · 522 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 456 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.4252 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 1314 days ago · 279 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1313 days ago · 540 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1310 days ago · 565 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1310 days ago · 611 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1308 days ago · 510 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1304 days ago · 573 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1304 days ago · 589 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1303 days ago · 412 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1300 days ago · 606 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.2288 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1295 days ago · 504 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1291 days ago · 545 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 1291 days ago · 334 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 1291 days ago · 553 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 1285 days ago · 550 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 4.0267 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1282 days ago · 563 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 1281 days ago · 562 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1280 days ago · 535 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 4.3295 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1268 days ago · 398 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 4.4286 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1267 days ago · 517 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 1263 days ago · 597 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1322 days ago · 389 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.6258 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1325 days ago · 583 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1330 days ago · 614 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 620 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1347 days ago · 569 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1348 days ago · 576 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 1349 days ago · 387 km deep · 24 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jpx1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.