Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jan 3, 2024, 5:43 PM GMT+13 (04:43 UTC), 535 km (333 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 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
2024-01-03 04:43:31 UTC
Depth
535.5 km (332.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.133° S, 178.472° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1003 days ago · 605 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 994 days ago · 555 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 993 days ago · 521 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.2268 km W of Houma, Tonga · 986 days ago · 362 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 979 days ago · 611 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 972 days ago · 566 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 967 days ago · 601 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 966 days ago · 542 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 965 days ago · 564 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.3261 km W of Houma, Tonga · 963 days ago · 400 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 961 days ago · 586 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 959 days ago · 592 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 955 days ago · 516 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 5.8Fiji region · 946 days ago · 546 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 946 days ago · 542 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 945 days ago · 548 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 945 days ago · 546 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1008 days ago · 598 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1008 days ago · 571 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.4270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1010 days ago · 387 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 1012 days ago · 536 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.4299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1012 days ago · 526 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1015 days ago · 503 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.2271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1022 days ago · 583 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1022 days ago · 536 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.2264 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1025 days ago · 456 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1025 days ago · 573 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.3286 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1026 days ago · 435 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1032 days ago · 538 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1034 days ago · 536 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m3b8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.