Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Apr 17, 2015, 11:56 AM GMT+13 (22:56 UTC), 614 km (381 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-04-16 22:56:25 UTC
Depth
613.8 km (381.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.436° S, 178.385° 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 15.7 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4185 days ago · 536 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 5.1297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 4180 days ago · 487 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4179 days ago · 520 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4179 days ago · 507 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4177 days ago · 490 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 6.1Fiji region · 4177 days ago · 581 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4177 days ago · 562 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.4295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4174 days ago · 580 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4174 days ago · 537 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 4173 days ago · 600 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 4173 days ago · 583 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 4171 days ago · 594 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 5.0Fiji region · 4165 days ago · 601 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 4164 days ago · 556 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4162 days ago · 485 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 4161 days ago · 465 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 4158 days ago · 487 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 4.0291 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4158 days ago · 559 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 4157 days ago · 514 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 4.6Fiji region · 4157 days ago · 554 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 4152 days ago · 600 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 4.3284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4151 days ago · 564 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 4151 days ago · 606 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 4.2283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4149 days ago · 477 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 4149 days ago · 615 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 4148 days ago · 608 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4146 days ago · 520 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 4144 days ago · 538 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 4141 days ago · 583 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 4.4282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4137 days ago · 550 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 4.6Fiji region · 4135 days ago · 578 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4135 days ago · 492 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 4.3Fiji region · 4133 days ago · 572 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 4.4Fiji region · 4133 days ago · 592 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 4.0Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 453 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 544 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4193 days ago · 590 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4193 days ago · 600 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 4200 days ago · 556 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4201 days ago · 525 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4204 days ago · 561 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4206 days ago · 555 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 4208 days ago · 601 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 4210 days ago · 556 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 4210 days ago · 561 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4214 days ago · 594 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 4214 days ago · 569 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4215 days ago · 391 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200028di. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:48 PM UTC.