Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jul 21, 2015, 3:01 PM GMT+13 (02:01 UTC), 497 km (309 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-07-21 02:01:14 UTC
Depth
497.1 km (308.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.960° S, 177.991° 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 15.9 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
31

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 4088 days ago · 598 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4084 days ago · 528 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4078 days ago · 579 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 4075 days ago · 561 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 4073 days ago · 543 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.3281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4066 days ago · 479 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4066 days ago · 595 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 4064 days ago · 558 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.5294 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4061 days ago · 371 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.3284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4060 days ago · 545 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4056 days ago · 585 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.4219 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4050 days ago · 542 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 4046 days ago · 559 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.5282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4042 days ago · 483 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 4042 days ago · 601 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 4039 days ago · 591 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.7263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4038 days ago · 362 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 4.1248 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4037 days ago · 338 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 4035 days ago · 519 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 4035 days ago · 514 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 4097 days ago · 464 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4099 days ago · 574 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4103 days ago · 566 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.4277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4107 days ago · 487 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4107 days ago · 574 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4107 days ago · 596 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4111 days ago · 484 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4114 days ago · 460 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 4119 days ago · 610 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 6.0Fiji region · 4123 days ago · 563 km deep · 68 km away · tsunami flag

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003127. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC.