Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 1:24 PM GMT+13 (00:24 UTC), 600 km (373 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
2023-09-16 00:24:01 UTC
Depth
599.8 km (372.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.055° S, 178.452° 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, 10.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1112 days ago · 509 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.4280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1111 days ago · 496 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1108 days ago · 542 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1104 days ago · 598 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 1099 days ago · 596 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.3297 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1099 days ago · 623 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.7272 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1098 days ago · 592 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.3273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1097 days ago · 507 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 1096 days ago · 598 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 1094 days ago · 629 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.2297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1091 days ago · 564 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.7261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1089 days ago · 500 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 1075 days ago · 595 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 1074 days ago · 517 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1074 days ago · 533 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 4.7272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1073 days ago · 518 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 1070 days ago · 536 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 1067 days ago · 584 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 4.1266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1064 days ago · 501 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 4.4272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1063 days ago · 378 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 4.0285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1058 days ago · 496 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 1058 days ago · 597 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 4.8Fiji region · 1055 days ago · 561 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.0299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1118 days ago · 559 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1119 days ago · 525 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.5286 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1120 days ago · 494 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1121 days ago · 527 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1123 days ago · 602 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1123 days ago · 531 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.0289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1128 days ago · 540 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 1130 days ago · 597 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.0283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1130 days ago · 516 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.5259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1131 days ago · 529 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1135 days ago · 541 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1136 days ago · 602 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1139 days ago · 588 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 4.5270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1140 days ago · 533 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1141 days ago · 596 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kx2e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC.