Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Aug 6, 2015, 3:21 AM GMT+13 (14:21 UTC), 579 km (360 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-08-05 14:21:16 UTC
Depth
579.4 km (360.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.968° S, 178.630° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
124

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 4074 days ago · 561 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4071 days ago · 543 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4066 days ago · 549 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.3281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4064 days ago · 479 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4064 days ago · 595 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 4063 days ago · 558 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.3284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4058 days ago · 545 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4054 days ago · 585 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 4045 days ago · 559 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 4042 days ago · 613 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.5282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4041 days ago · 483 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 4040 days ago · 601 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 4038 days ago · 591 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4034 days ago · 519 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 4033 days ago · 514 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 4028 days ago · 581 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 4027 days ago · 588 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4083 days ago · 528 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 4087 days ago · 598 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 4090 days ago · 619 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 4092 days ago · 497 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 4095 days ago · 464 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4098 days ago · 574 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4102 days ago · 566 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 4105 days ago · 574 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4105 days ago · 596 km deep · 29 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002y3x. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:24 AM UTC.