Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jan 13, 2023, 6:03 PM GMT+13 (05:03 UTC), 515 km (320 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 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
2023-01-13 05:03:35 UTC
Depth
514.6 km (319.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.302° S, 178.605° 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 11.3 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1352 days ago · 616 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1351 days ago · 507 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1349 days ago · 608 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1343 days ago · 557 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1342 days ago · 556 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1342 days ago · 547 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1338 days ago · 624 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.8Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 613 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1321 days ago · 585 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1318 days ago · 534 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1315 days ago · 589 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 537 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 529 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 5.6Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 550 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1311 days ago · 411 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 5.8Fiji region · 1306 days ago · 534 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1303 days ago · 457 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 1302 days ago · 551 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 1299 days ago · 629 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 621 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.2265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1361 days ago · 506 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1362 days ago · 594 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 1364 days ago · 600 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1365 days ago · 609 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1369 days ago · 545 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 1369 days ago · 572 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1374 days ago · 529 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.1275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1380 days ago · 381 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 1384 days ago · 584 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 1386 days ago · 563 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1387 days ago · 616 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000j42f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:44 PM UTC.