Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Nov 22, 2015, 7:36 AM GMT+13 (18:36 UTC), 562 km (349 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. 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
2015-11-21 18:36:07 UTC
Depth
561.7 km (349.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.517° S, 177.802° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3967 days ago · 604 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.0293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3967 days ago · 604 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.1267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3963 days ago · 429 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.2283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3963 days ago · 614 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 3961 days ago · 621 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3957 days ago · 637 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3955 days ago · 588 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3952 days ago · 470 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 4.6277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3949 days ago · 619 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.7239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3948 days ago · 583 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.6239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3948 days ago · 570 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 3948 days ago · 494 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 3945 days ago · 571 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3944 days ago · 568 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.8237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3935 days ago · 567 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.1245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3930 days ago · 451 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.0234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3924 days ago · 551 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 3924 days ago · 626 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3920 days ago · 599 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.3295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3920 days ago · 579 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 3915 days ago · 601 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3971 days ago · 573 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3972 days ago · 628 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3974 days ago · 493 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.1254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3974 days ago · 484 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3977 days ago · 575 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.1285 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3981 days ago · 559 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.2258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3984 days ago · 605 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 3984 days ago · 604 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 5.2Fiji region · 3988 days ago · 608 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.9Fiji region · 3989 days ago · 550 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3993 days ago · 559 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 3994 days ago · 602 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 5.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3994 days ago · 563 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.2298 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3994 days ago · 454 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 3995 days ago · 486 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000418a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.