Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Dec 12, 2023, 10:44 PM GMT+13 (09:44 UTC), 396 km (246 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
2023-12-12 09:44:13 UTC
Depth
395.5 km (245.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.818° S, 177.644° 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 12.1 km horizontally, 12.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
32

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1025 days ago · 577 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 1023 days ago · 595 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1023 days ago · 564 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1021 days ago · 582 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1018 days ago · 576 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.2285 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1012 days ago · 339 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.6299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1002 days ago · 580 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1002 days ago · 558 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1001 days ago · 566 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.8291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 995 days ago · 499 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 994 days ago · 618 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.1284 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 549 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 977 days ago · 532 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 970 days ago · 625 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1027 days ago · 342 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1032 days ago · 565 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.4259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1036 days ago · 495 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1036 days ago · 555 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1036 days ago · 613 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1036 days ago · 634 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1038 days ago · 609 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1038 days ago · 566 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.5287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1055 days ago · 567 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lich. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC.