Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Feb 25, 2023, 9:36 AM GMT-12 (21:36 UTC), 589 km (366 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 south of the Fiji Islands. 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
2023-02-25 21:36:23 UTC
Depth
589.2 km (366.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.423° S, 179.325° 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 13.4 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
36

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1313 days ago · 529 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1312 days ago · 583 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1305 days ago · 574 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1302 days ago · 551 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1302 days ago · 568 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1300 days ago · 578 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 1299 days ago · 629 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1295 days ago · 546 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1286 days ago · 592 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1281 days ago · 586 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1281 days ago · 594 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1276 days ago · 599 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1274 days ago · 572 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1274 days ago · 606 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 1272 days ago · 617 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 1259 days ago · 573 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1256 days ago · 594 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1318 days ago · 534 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1321 days ago · 585 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1328 days ago · 584 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 1332 days ago · 583 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 613 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1335 days ago · 487 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1335 days ago · 572 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1338 days ago · 624 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1341 days ago · 547 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1342 days ago · 556 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000jh4e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.