Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Sep 20, 2015, 5:08 AM GMT+13 (16:08 UTC), 566 km (352 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-09-19 16:08:37 UTC
Depth
565.7 km (351.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.461° S, 177.519° 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 16.0 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4030 days ago · 537 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4030 days ago · 598 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4025 days ago · 567 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.3256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4025 days ago · 502 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4024 days ago · 587 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.5260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4015 days ago · 501 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4009 days ago · 543 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 4003 days ago · 500 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.0256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3997 days ago · 568 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3996 days ago · 486 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.2298 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3995 days ago · 454 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 3994 days ago · 602 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3994 days ago · 559 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3993 days ago · 558 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 3991 days ago · 573 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 4.9Fiji region · 3990 days ago · 550 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 4.2265 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3980 days ago · 435 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.6260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3979 days ago · 348 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 3974 days ago · 587 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 3974 days ago · 493 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 3972 days ago · 573 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.7263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4037 days ago · 362 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 4057 days ago · 591 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.4285 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4058 days ago · 542 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4061 days ago · 616 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003jtv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC.