Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 3:03 AM GMT+13 (14:03 UTC), 568 km (353 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. 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
2015-03-30 14:03:09 UTC
Depth
567.9 km (352.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.021° S, 177.514° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4204 days ago · 436 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.4298 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4204 days ago · 566 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 4201 days ago · 268 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4201 days ago · 411 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 4195 days ago · 516 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 562 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4184 days ago · 571 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4180 days ago · 632 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 5.1297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 4179 days ago · 487 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 4176 days ago · 556 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 4172 days ago · 562 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4170 days ago · 415 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 4165 days ago · 471 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 4163 days ago · 604 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 4161 days ago · 580 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 4159 days ago · 556 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 4.6278 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4157 days ago · 558 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 4154 days ago · 424 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 4153 days ago · 590 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 4.0Fiji region · 4149 days ago · 566 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4212 days ago · 428 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4218 days ago · 622 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4219 days ago · 622 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4220 days ago · 618 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 4222 days ago · 579 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.3259 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4223 days ago · 401 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4231 days ago · 597 km deep · 31 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001vdz. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC.