Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Aug 7, 2024, 8:28 PM GMT+13 (07:28 UTC), 565 km (351 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 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
2024-08-07 07:28:53 UTC
Depth
564.7 km (350.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.834° S, 178.690° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 787 days ago · 576 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 786 days ago · 603 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.1271 km W of Houma, Tonga · 783 days ago · 414 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 783 days ago · 560 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 781 days ago · 556 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 778 days ago · 610 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 5.3Fiji region · 777 days ago · 620 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 774 days ago · 535 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 774 days ago · 581 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 771 days ago · 536 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 770 days ago · 564 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.1278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 770 days ago · 495 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.3277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 770 days ago · 488 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 5.0Fiji region · 770 days ago · 624 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 752 days ago · 602 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.3283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 750 days ago · 521 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 749 days ago · 571 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 748 days ago · 555 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 4.9Fiji region · 741 days ago · 543 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 4.0273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 739 days ago · 477 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 735 days ago · 621 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 731 days ago · 543 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 731 days ago · 622 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 4.2287 km W of Houma, Tonga · 730 days ago · 481 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 728 days ago · 648 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 4.5293 km W of Houma, Tonga · 787 days ago · 440 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 788 days ago · 559 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 793 days ago · 580 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 798 days ago · 495 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 799 days ago · 634 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 802 days ago · 543 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 802 days ago · 601 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.0278 km W of Houma, Tonga · 804 days ago · 482 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 815 days ago · 562 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nn8t. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.