Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Apr 18, 2023, 9:27 PM GMT+13 (08:27 UTC), 597 km (371 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 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
2023-04-18 08:27:04 UTC
Depth
596.9 km (370.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.662° S, 177.732° 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, 10.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1254 days ago · 562 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1251 days ago · 604 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1250 days ago · 543 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1248 days ago · 559 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1238 days ago · 566 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1231 days ago · 616 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1222 days ago · 618 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1222 days ago · 631 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1220 days ago · 544 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.3297 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1216 days ago · 580 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1216 days ago · 363 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1215 days ago · 600 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 1210 days ago · 619 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.1258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1208 days ago · 610 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1266 days ago · 588 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1266 days ago · 600 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.3292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1269 days ago · 554 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.0293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1272 days ago · 592 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1273 days ago · 596 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1279 days ago · 526 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1280 days ago · 546 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1282 days ago · 547 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1282 days ago · 566 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1284 days ago · 598 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1284 days ago · 562 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1287 days ago · 550 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1289 days ago · 620 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 1293 days ago · 553 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 1294 days ago · 334 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1294 days ago · 545 km deep · 16 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000jvtt. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.