Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Dec 15, 2015, 12:45 AM GMT+13 (11:45 UTC), 571 km (355 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-12-14 11:45:12 UTC
Depth
570.9 km (354.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.388° S, 177.634° 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 33.6 km horizontally, 30.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
261°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3939 days ago · 464 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3934 days ago · 401 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3917 days ago · 560 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.3278 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3914 days ago · 567 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.4268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3903 days ago · 550 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.2291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3902 days ago · 494 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3900 days ago · 391 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3898 days ago · 587 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3891 days ago · 618 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 3888 days ago · 649 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 3948 days ago · 494 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3952 days ago · 470 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3953 days ago · 606 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3956 days ago · 637 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3960 days ago · 597 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 3961 days ago · 621 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.3261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3965 days ago · 510 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.6290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3967 days ago · 547 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3968 days ago · 562 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3971 days ago · 573 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3971 days ago · 628 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3973 days ago · 493 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3974 days ago · 587 km deep · 53 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100047yd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC.