Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Mar 11, 2024, 9:46 AM GMT+13 (20:46 UTC), 561 km (349 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
2024-03-10 20:46:13 UTC
Depth
561.1 km (348.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.279° S, 178.957° 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 13.5 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

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. 4.5Fiji region · 935 days ago · 613 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 932 days ago · 585 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 931 days ago · 596 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 927 days ago · 538 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 925 days ago · 560 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 925 days ago · 513 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 917 days ago · 566 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 916 days ago · 566 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 914 days ago · 545 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 905 days ago · 458 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.9Fiji region · 904 days ago · 586 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 896 days ago · 600 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 895 days ago · 579 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 893 days ago · 559 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 889 days ago · 604 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 877 days ago · 587 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 940 days ago · 619 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 940 days ago · 529 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 940 days ago · 601 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 941 days ago · 615 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 944 days ago · 546 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 958 days ago · 592 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 960 days ago · 586 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 964 days ago · 564 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 965 days ago · 542 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mj2x. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:39 PM UTC.