Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 4, 2023, 5:14 AM GMT+13 (16:14 UTC), 532 km (330 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
2023-09-03 16:14:57 UTC
Depth
531.8 km (330.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.389° S, 177.541° 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, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1123 days ago · 531 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1123 days ago · 557 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.1287 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1121 days ago · 552 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.5286 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1120 days ago · 494 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.0299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1118 days ago · 559 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1114 days ago · 581 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.0284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1112 days ago · 509 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.4280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1111 days ago · 496 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1111 days ago · 567 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 1109 days ago · 555 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.5257 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1104 days ago · 527 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1104 days ago · 598 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.8296 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1101 days ago · 614 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 1100 days ago · 553 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.9Fiji region · 1100 days ago · 596 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.7272 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1099 days ago · 592 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 1096 days ago · 571 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.5274 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1095 days ago · 312 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 4.7261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1090 days ago · 500 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1087 days ago · 541 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 1084 days ago · 591 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1083 days ago · 409 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 1082 days ago · 574 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 1075 days ago · 517 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 4.5Fiji region · 1073 days ago · 415 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 4.1Fiji region · 1071 days ago · 536 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1126 days ago · 598 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.0289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1129 days ago · 540 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.3262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1139 days ago · 376 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1142 days ago · 596 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.5293 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1142 days ago · 550 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1144 days ago · 578 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.0283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1145 days ago · 502 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.2282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1147 days ago · 528 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1148 days ago · 539 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.4296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1149 days ago · 536 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.1264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1150 days ago · 557 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1154 days ago · 420 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kt1f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.