Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 12:23 AM GMT+13 (11:23 UTC), 537 km (333 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-03-18 11:23:15 UTC
Depth
536.5 km (333.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.753° S, 178.988° 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 15.2 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 4208 days ago · 589 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 4203 days ago · 561 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 4200 days ago · 556 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 4195 days ago · 414 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 4195 days ago · 584 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4194 days ago · 570 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 4193 days ago · 592 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 4191 days ago · 526 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 4179 days ago · 598 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4179 days ago · 520 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 4172 days ago · 600 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 4169 days ago · 589 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 4163 days ago · 556 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 4161 days ago · 465 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 4221 days ago · 441 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4222 days ago · 612 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4224 days ago · 534 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 4227 days ago · 597 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 4239 days ago · 578 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4239 days ago · 575 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 4240 days ago · 614 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 4241 days ago · 591 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 4243 days ago · 611 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4246 days ago · 632 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001pta. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:11 AM UTC.