Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 2:50 AM GMT+13 (13:50 UTC), 581 km (361 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
2023-09-14 13:50:50 UTC
Depth
580.7 km (360.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.811° S, 177.624° 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 14.6 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1110 days ago · 567 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1109 days ago · 555 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.8296 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1101 days ago · 614 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1100 days ago · 553 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 1099 days ago · 596 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1098 days ago · 566 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1095 days ago · 571 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.3278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1095 days ago · 568 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.5274 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1095 days ago · 312 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.1251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1084 days ago · 533 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1083 days ago · 591 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1082 days ago · 409 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1082 days ago · 574 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 1073 days ago · 415 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.2259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1070 days ago · 528 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.8283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1070 days ago · 617 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1063 days ago · 545 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 1062 days ago · 556 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.1288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1057 days ago · 606 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.5287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1055 days ago · 567 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1117 days ago · 513 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.1287 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1120 days ago · 552 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1122 days ago · 557 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1125 days ago · 532 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1126 days ago · 598 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.4267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1127 days ago · 519 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1135 days ago · 574 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.5293 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1142 days ago · 550 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kwp7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.