M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Dec 24, 2015, 9:00 AM GMT+13 (20:00 UTC), 438 km (272 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004b7i. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.