Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Apr 2, 2015, 12:50 PM GMT+13 (23:50 UTC), 561 km (349 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
2015-04-01 23:50:23 UTC
Depth
561.2 km (348.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.881° S, 178.962° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 20.5 km horizontally, 18.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 4199 days ago · 556 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.0296 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 4195 days ago · 512 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 600 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 590 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 4188 days ago · 614 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.6293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4184 days ago · 536 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 4179 days ago · 598 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4178 days ago · 520 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 6.1Fiji region · 4176 days ago · 581 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.4295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4173 days ago · 580 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 4172 days ago · 600 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 4172 days ago · 583 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 5.0Fiji region · 4164 days ago · 601 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 4163 days ago · 556 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4161 days ago · 485 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 4160 days ago · 465 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 4157 days ago · 487 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.0291 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4157 days ago · 559 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 4156 days ago · 514 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 4151 days ago · 600 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 4150 days ago · 606 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 4148 days ago · 615 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 4143 days ago · 538 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4207 days ago · 601 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4208 days ago · 556 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 4209 days ago · 561 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4213 days ago · 594 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4213 days ago · 569 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 4217 days ago · 537 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4223 days ago · 534 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.3299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4224 days ago · 499 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4225 days ago · 592 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001szb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.