Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jun 21, 2015, 6:24 PM GMT+13 (05:24 UTC), 570 km (354 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 south of the Fiji Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-06-21 05:24:21 UTC
Depth
570.3 km (354.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.368° S, 178.967° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
213

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4122 days ago · 554 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 4119 days ago · 610 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 4118 days ago · 634 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4115 days ago · 613 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4113 days ago · 460 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4106 days ago · 596 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 4106 days ago · 574 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4099 days ago · 574 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 4096 days ago · 464 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4088 days ago · 598 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 5.0south of the Fiji Islands · 4087 days ago · 567 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 4084 days ago · 528 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 4077 days ago · 579 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 4075 days ago · 561 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 4072 days ago · 543 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 4067 days ago · 549 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 4065 days ago · 595 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4124 days ago · 547 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 534 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4132 days ago · 593 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4140 days ago · 583 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 4142 days ago · 614 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 4148 days ago · 615 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4150 days ago · 588 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 4150 days ago · 573 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4150 days ago · 606 km deep · 50 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002kmv. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:13 AM UTC.