Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Apr 21, 2024, 12:58 AM GMT+13 (11:58 UTC), 567 km (353 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 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
2024-04-20 11:58:58 UTC
Depth
567.5 km (352.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.262° S, 177.550° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
90

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 896 days ago · 365 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.3282 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 891 days ago · 588 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 888 days ago · 574 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 886 days ago · 455 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 883 days ago · 629 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.5254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 882 days ago · 523 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 879 days ago · 573 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 868 days ago · 598 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 864 days ago · 559 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 859 days ago · 462 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 859 days ago · 590 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.6237 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 857 days ago · 282 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.3295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 856 days ago · 580 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 4.4270 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 855 days ago · 333 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 852 days ago · 607 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 4.3250 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 850 days ago · 508 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 847 days ago · 559 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 847 days ago · 403 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 4.7Fiji region · 844 days ago · 581 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 844 days ago · 573 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.2290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 901 days ago · 389 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 902 days ago · 392 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.2294 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 908 days ago · 557 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 908 days ago · 528 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 911 days ago · 568 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 921 days ago · 562 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 922 days ago · 612 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mdgr. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:08 AM UTC.