Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, May 15, 2026, 12:46 PM GMT+13 (23:46 UTC), 597 km (371 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 274 km SE of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2026-05-14 23:46:00 UTC
Depth
597.5 km (371.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.242° S, 178.494° 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 16.1 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 137 days ago · 594 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 134 days ago · 602 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 129 days ago · 557 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.9282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 125 days ago · 545 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.2299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 122 days ago · 531 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 122 days ago · 589 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 119 days ago · 580 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 119 days ago · 588 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.3278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 115 days ago · 515 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.0268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 111 days ago · 555 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.6291 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 108 days ago · 554 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 107 days ago · 480 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 104 days ago · 544 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 100 days ago · 595 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 99 days ago · 523 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 4.2269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 98 days ago · 352 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.4262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 96 days ago · 525 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 4.2290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 96 days ago · 539 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 93 days ago · 580 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 5.7274 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 91 days ago · 666 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 4.3265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 90 days ago · 514 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 4.2287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 86 days ago · 556 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 4.0Fiji region · 86 days ago · 552 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 4.3263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 86 days ago · 548 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 85 days ago · 540 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 84 days ago · 552 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 4.1Fiji region · 84 days ago · 593 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 148 days ago · 535 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.4267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 151 days ago · 478 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.5293 km W of Houma, Tonga · 156 days ago · 504 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.1266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 160 days ago · 533 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 163 days ago · 550 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.0281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 171 days ago · 509 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.6289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 172 days ago · 546 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sxty. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.