Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Dec 27, 2015, 7:17 AM GMT+13 (18:17 UTC), 493 km (307 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 253 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
2015-12-26 18:17:47 UTC
Depth
493.3 km (306.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.404° S, 178.108° 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 18.9 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 3932 days ago · 555 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 3924 days ago · 607 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 3918 days ago · 575 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 3917 days ago · 560 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3915 days ago · 569 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3914 days ago · 586 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 3911 days ago · 555 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3911 days ago · 512 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3909 days ago · 534 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.5274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3908 days ago · 473 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3903 days ago · 582 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.4268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3902 days ago · 550 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 5.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3902 days ago · 504 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.2291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3902 days ago · 494 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3899 days ago · 664 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3898 days ago · 587 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 3891 days ago · 605 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 498 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 3889 days ago · 535 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 3885 days ago · 587 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 4.3289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3885 days ago · 528 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 4.6Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 533 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 528 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.6292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3933 days ago · 519 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3934 days ago · 401 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3939 days ago · 464 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3943 days ago · 589 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3943 days ago · 611 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.0224 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3946 days ago · 468 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3946 days ago · 578 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3953 days ago · 606 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3954 days ago · 521 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3955 days ago · 587 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3959 days ago · 415 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3959 days ago · 597 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.3287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3961 days ago · 518 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004bhm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC.