Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Oct 13, 2015, 1:52 PM GMT+13 (00:52 UTC), 473 km (294 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-10-13 00:52:18 UTC
Depth
472.6 km (293.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.349° S, 178.393° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 17.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4006 days ago · 556 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4002 days ago · 622 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 3987 days ago · 600 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.6243 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3985 days ago · 388 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3981 days ago · 576 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3980 days ago · 601 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3980 days ago · 598 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 3978 days ago · 495 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3972 days ago · 396 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3970 days ago · 541 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3968 days ago · 556 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.3287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3962 days ago · 518 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3956 days ago · 587 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4009 days ago · 576 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4011 days ago · 606 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4027 days ago · 588 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4028 days ago · 581 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4033 days ago · 514 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4034 days ago · 519 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.1248 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4036 days ago · 338 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4038 days ago · 591 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003q7b. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.