Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, May 20, 2023, 6:30 AM GMT-12 (18:30 UTC), 602 km (374 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
2023-05-20 18:30:41 UTC
Depth
601.7 km (373.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.319° S, 179.244° 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 10.8 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
54

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9Fiji region · 1229 days ago · 562 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1215 days ago · 580 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1213 days ago · 572 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1211 days ago · 591 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1208 days ago · 605 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1207 days ago · 569 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 1204 days ago · 554 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 1201 days ago · 533 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1199 days ago · 580 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 1193 days ago · 589 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 1193 days ago · 590 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 1191 days ago · 553 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1190 days ago · 627 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.8Fiji region · 1183 days ago · 571 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1183 days ago · 604 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1182 days ago · 566 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 1180 days ago · 582 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1236 days ago · 596 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1239 days ago · 568 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1244 days ago · 539 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1246 days ago · 536 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1246 days ago · 592 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 5.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1250 days ago · 580 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1253 days ago · 565 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 1255 days ago · 609 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1256 days ago · 594 km deep · 45 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kdhc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:50 AM UTC.