Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Apr 21, 2024, 3:00 AM GMT+13 (14:00 UTC), 579 km (360 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 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 14:00:38 UTC
Depth
579.3 km (360.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.835° S, 178.564° 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, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 895 days ago · 603 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 895 days ago · 559 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 880 days ago · 592 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 879 days ago · 587 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 877 days ago · 526 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.3261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 877 days ago · 542 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 877 days ago · 532 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 876 days ago · 572 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 875 days ago · 609 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.4270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 873 days ago · 474 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 871 days ago · 481 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 5.0Fiji region · 871 days ago · 578 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.3269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 870 days ago · 480 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 869 days ago · 517 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 862 days ago · 538 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 860 days ago · 556 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 857 days ago · 585 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 4.3297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 857 days ago · 550 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 856 days ago · 604 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 4.0Fiji region · 856 days ago · 554 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 853 days ago · 529 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 851 days ago · 591 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 850 days ago · 611 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 4.6Fiji region · 848 days ago · 543 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 898 days ago · 600 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 5.4266 km W of Houma, Tonga · 899 days ago · 388 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.4282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 909 days ago · 538 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 910 days ago · 532 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 911 days ago · 584 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.2271 km W of Houma, Tonga · 914 days ago · 473 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 916 days ago · 545 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.2282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 917 days ago · 557 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 918 days ago · 566 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 919 days ago · 566 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 923 days ago · 596 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 926 days ago · 513 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 927 days ago · 560 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mdh6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:56 AM UTC.