Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Sep 3, 2025, 4:52 AM GMT+13 (15:52 UTC), 554 km (344 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 274 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
2025-09-02 15:52:19 UTC
Depth
554.4 km (344.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.943° S, 178.653° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
49

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 395 days ago · 532 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.4277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 394 days ago · 550 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 393 days ago · 613 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 392 days ago · 576 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 390 days ago · 591 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.0297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 386 days ago · 517 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.3285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 376 days ago · 521 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 375 days ago · 474 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 371 days ago · 615 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 365 days ago · 591 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 363 days ago · 655 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 361 days ago · 581 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 359 days ago · 600 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 3.9Fiji region · 354 days ago · 482 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.2277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 349 days ago · 487 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 346 days ago · 638 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.4297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 346 days ago · 532 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 4.4277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 345 days ago · 475 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 4.7293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 343 days ago · 530 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.1296 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 337 days ago · 623 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 396 days ago · 548 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 409 days ago · 601 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 424 days ago · 559 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 425 days ago · 555 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rd3e. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.