Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Apr 30, 2025, 2:20 AM GMT+13 (13:20 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2025-04-29 13:20:05 UTC
Depth
599.6 km (372.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.881° S, 178.765° 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 13.6 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
81

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 522 days ago · 559 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 522 days ago · 607 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 520 days ago · 585 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.2299 km W of Houma, Tonga · 517 days ago · 480 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 514 days ago · 577 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.5292 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 514 days ago · 496 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.5279 km W of Houma, Tonga · 512 days ago · 499 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 511 days ago · 619 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 508 days ago · 498 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 502 days ago · 622 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 499 days ago · 598 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.0272 km W of Houma, Tonga · 495 days ago · 425 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 485 days ago · 580 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.3274 km W of Houma, Tonga · 483 days ago · 497 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.0284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 483 days ago · 497 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.3275 km W of Houma, Tonga · 482 days ago · 433 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 481 days ago · 603 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 480 days ago · 549 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 4.3289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 479 days ago · 529 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 4.9Fiji region · 473 days ago · 618 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 468 days ago · 583 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 466 days ago · 589 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 4.7Fiji region · 464 days ago · 625 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 4.0Fiji region · 464 days ago · 607 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 4.1Fiji region · 464 days ago · 622 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 535 days ago · 601 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.1281 km W of Houma, Tonga · 535 days ago · 464 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 540 days ago · 551 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 541 days ago · 575 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 544 days ago · 630 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 544 days ago · 579 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 547 days ago · 586 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.6299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 548 days ago · 526 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 552 days ago · 583 km deep · 33 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pzde. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.