Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jun 14, 2015, 2:24 PM GMT+13 (01:24 UTC), 453 km (281 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-06-14 01:24:04 UTC
Depth
452.8 km (281.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.142° S, 177.781° 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 16.8 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.0Fiji region · 4121 days ago · 563 km deep · 65 km away · tsunami flag
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4117 days ago · 588 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 4115 days ago · 445 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4114 days ago · 553 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.3294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4114 days ago · 464 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.3241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4113 days ago · 526 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.1294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4112 days ago · 558 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4109 days ago · 484 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.4277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4105 days ago · 487 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 4102 days ago · 566 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 4099 days ago · 569 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.1266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4098 days ago · 530 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 4092 days ago · 497 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.7266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4077 days ago · 501 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 592 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 572 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4133 days ago · 492 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.3262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4133 days ago · 526 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 4134 days ago · 578 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.4282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4135 days ago · 550 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4140 days ago · 295 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4142 days ago · 538 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4144 days ago · 520 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 4147 days ago · 608 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.2283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4148 days ago · 477 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.3284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4150 days ago · 564 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 4150 days ago · 600 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 4154 days ago · 424 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 4155 days ago · 554 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 4156 days ago · 514 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.6278 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4156 days ago · 558 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 4.2261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4157 days ago · 451 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002lwx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.