Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Nov 6, 2015, 4:23 AM GMT+13 (15:23 UTC), 604 km (375 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 210 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-11-05 15:23:48 UTC
Depth
603.8 km (375.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.145° S, 177.846° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.3 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
109

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3984 days ago · 605 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.1285 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3981 days ago · 559 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3977 days ago · 575 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.1247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3975 days ago · 598 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.1254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3974 days ago · 484 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3974 days ago · 493 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3972 days ago · 628 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.3244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3969 days ago · 597 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3969 days ago · 562 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3967 days ago · 604 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 4.0293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3967 days ago · 604 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.1267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3963 days ago · 429 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3963 days ago · 585 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.1235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3963 days ago · 603 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.2283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3963 days ago · 614 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.8Fiji region · 3962 days ago · 621 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3958 days ago · 573 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3958 days ago · 588 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3957 days ago · 637 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 3956 days ago · 588 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 5.6210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3954 days ago · 547 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 3952 days ago · 470 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 4.6277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3949 days ago · 619 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 4.7239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3949 days ago · 583 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 4.6239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3949 days ago · 570 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 4.0Fiji region · 3948 days ago · 494 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3945 days ago · 568 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 4.5222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3945 days ago · 583 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 4.5232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3942 days ago · 585 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 4.4223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3938 days ago · 564 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 4.8237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3936 days ago · 567 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 4.1245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3931 days ago · 451 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 4.5209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3930 days ago · 608 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 4.6223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3926 days ago · 569 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.2227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3986 days ago · 594 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 5.2Fiji region · 3988 days ago · 608 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 4.3227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3990 days ago · 574 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3994 days ago · 559 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 3994 days ago · 602 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 5.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3995 days ago · 563 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.2298 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3995 days ago · 454 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.2223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3995 days ago · 537 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3998 days ago · 607 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4003 days ago · 521 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.3269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4003 days ago · 494 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4004 days ago · 588 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4012 days ago · 597 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.3273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4014 days ago · 583 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4014 days ago · 628 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003uw8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC.