Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Feb 26, 2025, 4:54 PM GMT-12 (04:54 UTC), 631 km (392 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 south of the Fiji Islands. 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
2025-02-27 04:54:20 UTC
Depth
631.2 km (392.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.793° S, 179.514° 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 28.1 km horizontally, 29.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
219°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 580 days ago · 591 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 567 days ago · 508 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 567 days ago · 576 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 565 days ago · 599 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 551 days ago · 584 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 549 days ago · 550 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 548 days ago · 590 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 548 days ago · 610 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 547 days ago · 591 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 543 days ago · 630 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 534 days ago · 604 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 523 days ago · 591 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 5.2south of the Fiji Islands · 584 days ago · 578 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 585 days ago · 607 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 585 days ago · 556 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 593 days ago · 638 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 594 days ago · 612 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 597 days ago · 573 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 600 days ago · 602 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 607 days ago · 622 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pxf4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.