Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Nov 13, 2015, 7:28 AM GMT+13 (18:28 UTC), 495 km (308 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-11-12 18:28:44 UTC
Depth
495.0 km (307.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.635° S, 178.015° 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 12.3 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
100

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3971 days ago · 396 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.6290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3967 days ago · 547 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3966 days ago · 497 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.3261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3965 days ago · 510 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.9296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3964 days ago · 545 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.3287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3961 days ago · 518 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3960 days ago · 597 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3960 days ago · 415 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3955 days ago · 587 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3954 days ago · 521 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3947 days ago · 578 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.0224 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3946 days ago · 468 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3943 days ago · 611 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3943 days ago · 589 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3939 days ago · 464 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 4.6292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3934 days ago · 519 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 3933 days ago · 493 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.9Fiji region · 3933 days ago · 555 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 3925 days ago · 607 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 4.9Fiji region · 3918 days ago · 575 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3978 days ago · 519 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.6260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3978 days ago · 348 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3980 days ago · 598 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3980 days ago · 601 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3981 days ago · 576 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.6243 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3984 days ago · 388 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 3986 days ago · 600 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3992 days ago · 576 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.0256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3997 days ago · 568 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 4002 days ago · 500 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.4251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4003 days ago · 486 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.5272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4004 days ago · 538 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 4006 days ago · 556 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003xu2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.