Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Apr 25, 2015, 2:17 PM GMT-12 (02:17 UTC), 598 km (372 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-04-26 02:17:59 UTC
Depth
598.1 km (371.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.232° S, 179.166° 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 9.9 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
30°
Stations used
106

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4179 days ago · 520 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 6.1Fiji region · 4177 days ago · 581 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4172 days ago · 600 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 4172 days ago · 583 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 4169 days ago · 589 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 5.0Fiji region · 4164 days ago · 601 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4163 days ago · 556 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 4161 days ago · 465 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4158 days ago · 487 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 4157 days ago · 514 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 4151 days ago · 606 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 4150 days ago · 573 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 4150 days ago · 588 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 4148 days ago · 615 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 4143 days ago · 614 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 4140 days ago · 583 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 4132 days ago · 593 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 534 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 5.9Fiji region · 4128 days ago · 656 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 4125 days ago · 547 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 4.6Fiji region · 4123 days ago · 570 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 4122 days ago · 554 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 4.0Fiji region · 4119 days ago · 610 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4193 days ago · 590 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4193 days ago · 600 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4194 days ago · 570 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.0296 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 4195 days ago · 512 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 4200 days ago · 556 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4203 days ago · 561 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200029ap. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC.