Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Sep 10, 2023, 11:32 AM GMT-12 (23:32 UTC), 597 km (371 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
2023-09-10 23:32:39 UTC
Depth
597.4 km (371.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.580° S, 179.233° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
34

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1117 days ago · 524 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1115 days ago · 552 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1115 days ago · 511 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1104 days ago · 585 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1101 days ago · 580 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1098 days ago · 538 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1095 days ago · 629 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1090 days ago · 585 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1085 days ago · 608 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1078 days ago · 556 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1078 days ago · 580 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1075 days ago · 544 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 1066 days ago · 577 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1065 days ago · 587 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 1063 days ago · 552 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1058 days ago · 506 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1119 days ago · 561 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1120 days ago · 561 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1122 days ago · 568 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1128 days ago · 564 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1131 days ago · 601 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1133 days ago · 582 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1133 days ago · 540 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1142 days ago · 545 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1143 days ago · 591 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kvs8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.