Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Nov 8, 2024, 5:25 PM GMT+13 (04:25 UTC), 591 km (367 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. 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
2024-11-08 04:25:42 UTC
Depth
591.0 km (367.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.913° S, 178.523° 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 20.2 km horizontally, 15.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
18

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0Fiji region · 692 days ago · 583 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 691 days ago · 543 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.9266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 690 days ago · 418 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 682 days ago · 549 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 676 days ago · 607 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 676 days ago · 562 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.4296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 673 days ago · 537 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.2274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 671 days ago · 550 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.3243 km W of Houma, Tonga · 671 days ago · 375 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 5.4Fiji region · 669 days ago · 584 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 656 days ago · 589 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 650 days ago · 488 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.9275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 647 days ago · 482 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 5.5277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 643 days ago · 543 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 641 days ago · 565 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 640 days ago · 540 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 4.7Fiji region · 636 days ago · 546 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 5.2Fiji region · 695 days ago · 588 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 696 days ago · 584 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 699 days ago · 574 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 701 days ago · 590 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 702 days ago · 570 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 713 days ago · 616 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 714 days ago · 606 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 5.4Fiji region · 716 days ago · 626 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nu4k. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.