Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jan 3, 2023, 9:18 AM GMT+12 (21:18 UTC), 572 km (355 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 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
2023-01-02 21:18:27 UTC
Depth
571.7 km (355.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.842° S, 178.489° 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 16.8 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1368 days ago · 610 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1367 days ago · 588 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.0263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1365 days ago · 574 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.1220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1363 days ago · 547 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1363 days ago · 498 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1362 days ago · 498 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1361 days ago · 620 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1359 days ago · 558 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.2238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1357 days ago · 543 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 4.3247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1356 days ago · 544 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1354 days ago · 590 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1353 days ago · 612 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.5195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1352 days ago · 553 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1350 days ago · 567 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1348 days ago · 569 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1346 days ago · 588 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.0297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1343 days ago · 564 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.3193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1341 days ago · 529 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.4246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1340 days ago · 545 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1340 days ago · 564 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 4.1217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1338 days ago · 530 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1338 days ago · 557 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1338 days ago · 568 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.3232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1336 days ago · 547 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 1334 days ago · 602 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 4.5Fiji region · 1331 days ago · 562 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1329 days ago · 581 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1329 days ago · 573 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1328 days ago · 535 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 4.2Fiji region · 1326 days ago · 591 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 4.2Fiji region · 1326 days ago · 564 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1322 days ago · 554 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 5.2Fiji region · 1322 days ago · 545 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 4.4278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1320 days ago · 563 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 4.8Fiji region · 1317 days ago · 522 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 4.5275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1317 days ago · 455 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 4.5245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1317 days ago · 576 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 4.7Fiji region · 1316 days ago · 578 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1313 days ago · 540 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 4.3193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1312 days ago · 537 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 4.4289 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1312 days ago · 447 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 4.2203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1311 days ago · 543 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 4.4273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1310 days ago · 491 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 4.3247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1309 days ago · 560 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1371 days ago · 525 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1374 days ago · 574 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 1381 days ago · 524 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.2187 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1383 days ago · 552 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.9198 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1385 days ago · 511 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.3209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1385 days ago · 533 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1385 days ago · 575 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.2218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1386 days ago · 559 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1391 days ago · 575 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.0252 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1391 days ago · 567 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.2239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1392 days ago · 585 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 507 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1396 days ago · 567 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.4205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1396 days ago · 537 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000j44f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC.