M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 7:30 PM GMT+13 (06:30 UTC), 580 km (361 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-20 06:30:07 UTC
- Depth
- 580.3 km (360.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.212° S, 177.713° 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 17.3 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 144°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 since this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2Fiji region · 28 hr ago · 409 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 24 hr ago · 584 km deep · 18 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tipf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.