Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Oct 15, 2015, 8:46 AM GMT+13 (19:46 UTC), 556 km (345 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-10-14 19:46:20 UTC
Depth
555.9 km (345.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.612° S, 178.367° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 15.1 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4005 days ago · 538 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.4251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4004 days ago · 486 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4003 days ago · 500 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 4002 days ago · 622 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3993 days ago · 576 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 3987 days ago · 600 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.3282 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 3981 days ago · 671 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3981 days ago · 576 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3980 days ago · 601 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3980 days ago · 598 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3979 days ago · 519 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 3978 days ago · 495 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3972 days ago · 396 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.6290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3968 days ago · 547 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3966 days ago · 497 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.3261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3966 days ago · 510 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.9296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3964 days ago · 545 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 4.3287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3962 days ago · 518 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 3960 days ago · 597 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3960 days ago · 415 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 3956 days ago · 587 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3955 days ago · 521 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 3947 days ago · 578 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 4008 days ago · 557 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 4009 days ago · 473 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.4254 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4009 days ago · 487 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4009 days ago · 576 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4011 days ago · 606 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.5260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4015 days ago · 501 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 4025 days ago · 587 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 4027 days ago · 588 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4029 days ago · 581 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4034 days ago · 514 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003q9j. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:39 PM UTC.