Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Mar 4, 2025, 10:58 PM GMT+13 (09:58 UTC), 561 km (349 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 299 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
2025-03-04 09:58:00 UTC
Depth
561.2 km (348.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.239° S, 178.569° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 577 days ago · 550 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 567 days ago · 508 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 566 days ago · 561 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 553 days ago · 533 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 551 days ago · 583 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.6299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 547 days ago · 526 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 545 days ago · 586 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 543 days ago · 579 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 543 days ago · 630 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 539 days ago · 575 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.1281 km W of Houma, Tonga · 534 days ago · 464 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 533 days ago · 601 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 522 days ago · 600 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 521 days ago · 559 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 521 days ago · 607 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 519 days ago · 585 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 581 days ago · 543 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.3291 km W of Houma, Tonga · 588 days ago · 509 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 589 days ago · 553 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 593 days ago · 638 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 596 days ago · 585 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 597 days ago · 573 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.2261 km W of Houma, Tonga · 598 days ago · 373 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 600 days ago · 602 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 608 days ago · 622 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pyla. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:41 AM UTC.