Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Nov 16, 2015, 12:53 PM GMT+13 (23:53 UTC), 587 km (365 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-11-15 23:53:39 UTC
Depth
586.8 km (364.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.725° S, 177.987° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 12.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3971 days ago · 573 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.6290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3967 days ago · 547 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3966 days ago · 497 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.3261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3965 days ago · 510 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.9296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3964 days ago · 545 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 3961 days ago · 621 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3960 days ago · 597 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3954 days ago · 521 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3953 days ago · 606 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 3945 days ago · 571 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3939 days ago · 464 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3934 days ago · 401 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.6292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3934 days ago · 519 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 3933 days ago · 493 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 3925 days ago · 607 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 3917 days ago · 560 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 4.3278 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3914 days ago · 567 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3978 days ago · 519 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.6260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3978 days ago · 348 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.2265 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3979 days ago · 435 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 3989 days ago · 550 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3990 days ago · 573 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3992 days ago · 558 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3992 days ago · 576 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3993 days ago · 559 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3995 days ago · 486 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.0256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3997 days ago · 568 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 4002 days ago · 500 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.5272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4004 days ago · 538 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003zc2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.