M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Aug 3, 2026, 2:35 PM GMT+13 (01:35 UTC), 574 km (357 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-03 01:35:36 UTC
- Depth
- 573.9 km (356.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.268° S, 177.452° 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, 8.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 90°
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 46 days ago · 408 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.4278 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 40 days ago · 541 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 30 days ago · 616 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 30 days ago · 609 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 18 days ago · 583 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 13 days ago · 579 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 12 days ago · 412 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 12 days ago · 584 km deep · 18 km away
Before
- 4.4Fiji region · 64 days ago · 577 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.5291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 72 days ago · 500 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 74 days ago · 593 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.2287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 85 days ago · 556 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.1288 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 87 days ago · 347 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 90 days ago · 540 km deep · 30 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000thps. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:57 AM UTC.