Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Mar 12, 2015, 10:19 PM GMT+13 (09:19 UTC), 534 km (332 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-03-12 09:19:25 UTC
Depth
533.8 km (331.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.320° S, 178.748° 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, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 4218 days ago · 537 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 4214 days ago · 569 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4214 days ago · 594 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.2291 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4205 days ago · 384 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4203 days ago · 561 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 4199 days ago · 556 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 4195 days ago · 414 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4193 days ago · 570 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 600 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 590 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 4191 days ago · 526 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.6293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4184 days ago · 536 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 4179 days ago · 598 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 4179 days ago · 520 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 6.1Fiji region · 4176 days ago · 581 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.4295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4173 days ago · 580 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 4172 days ago · 600 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 4172 days ago · 583 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 5.0Fiji region · 4164 days ago · 601 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.3299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4225 days ago · 499 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4225 days ago · 592 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4234 days ago · 610 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 4234 days ago · 594 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 4238 days ago · 578 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4239 days ago · 575 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 4240 days ago · 614 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 4243 days ago · 611 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4246 days ago · 632 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4248 days ago · 632 km deep · 69 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001n1b. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.