M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Sep 16, 2026, 9:50 AM GMT+13 (20:50 UTC), 583 km (362 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 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
- 2026-09-15 20:50:29 UTC
- Depth
- 582.5 km (362.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.243° S, 177.735° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 14.2 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 122°
- 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: 3 since this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3Fiji region · 13 days ago · 579 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 11 days ago · 412 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 11 days ago · 584 km deep · 17 km away
Before
- 4.4Fiji region · 24 days ago · 515 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 29 days ago · 609 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 29 days ago · 616 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.4278 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 40 days ago · 541 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 45 days ago · 506 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.5280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 45 days ago · 408 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000thpz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.