Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 25, 2023, 9:43 AM GMT+13 (20:43 UTC), 598 km (372 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2023-09-24 20:43:27 UTC
Depth
598.3 km (371.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.716° S, 178.021° 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 13.7 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8296 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1101 days ago · 614 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1100 days ago · 553 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 1100 days ago · 596 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.7272 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1099 days ago · 592 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.3273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1097 days ago · 507 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1096 days ago · 571 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.2297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1091 days ago · 564 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.7261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1090 days ago · 500 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1087 days ago · 541 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1083 days ago · 409 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1082 days ago · 574 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 1075 days ago · 595 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1074 days ago · 517 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1074 days ago · 533 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.7272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1073 days ago · 518 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 1073 days ago · 415 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 1071 days ago · 536 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 1067 days ago · 584 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 4.1266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1064 days ago · 501 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 4.4272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1063 days ago · 378 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1063 days ago · 545 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 1062 days ago · 556 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 4.0285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1059 days ago · 496 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 1051 days ago · 594 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 4.2269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1048 days ago · 499 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1047 days ago · 526 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 4.1269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1044 days ago · 493 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.5257 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1104 days ago · 527 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1109 days ago · 555 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1111 days ago · 567 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.4280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1111 days ago · 496 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.0284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1112 days ago · 509 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1113 days ago · 600 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.0299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1118 days ago · 559 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.5286 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1120 days ago · 494 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.1287 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1121 days ago · 552 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1121 days ago · 527 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1123 days ago · 557 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1123 days ago · 531 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1125 days ago · 532 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1126 days ago · 598 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.0289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1129 days ago · 540 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.0283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1131 days ago · 516 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 4.5259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1131 days ago · 529 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lbfy. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC.