Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Apr 4, 2015, 12:04 PM GMT+13 (23:04 UTC), 411 km (255 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 263 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-04-03 23:04:34 UTC
Depth
411.1 km (255.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.931° S, 177.655° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
44

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. 4.0Fiji region · 4195 days ago · 516 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 562 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4184 days ago · 571 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 5.1263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4183 days ago · 506 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4179 days ago · 632 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 4176 days ago · 556 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 4171 days ago · 562 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4170 days ago · 415 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 4164 days ago · 471 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4163 days ago · 604 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 4160 days ago · 580 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 4159 days ago · 556 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.6278 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4156 days ago · 558 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 4154 days ago · 424 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 4153 days ago · 590 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 4149 days ago · 566 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 4142 days ago · 546 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 4201 days ago · 268 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.4298 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4203 days ago · 566 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4204 days ago · 436 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4205 days ago · 568 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4211 days ago · 428 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4213 days ago · 581 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.1271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4213 days ago · 547 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4218 days ago · 622 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4218 days ago · 622 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4220 days ago · 618 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 4222 days ago · 579 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.3259 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4222 days ago · 401 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200025p4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.