Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 5, 2015, 1:43 AM GMT+13 (12:43 UTC), 594 km (369 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-05-04 12:43:27 UTC
Depth
594.0 km (369.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.103° S, 178.445° 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 22.0 km horizontally, 17.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
235°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4171 days ago · 415 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 5.0Fiji region · 4164 days ago · 601 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.0291 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4158 days ago · 559 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 4157 days ago · 514 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 4156 days ago · 554 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4155 days ago · 424 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4151 days ago · 600 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.3284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4151 days ago · 564 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.2283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4149 days ago · 477 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 4148 days ago · 615 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 4148 days ago · 608 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4145 days ago · 520 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 4143 days ago · 538 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 5.0242 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4141 days ago · 656 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.9251 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4141 days ago · 671 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 4140 days ago · 583 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.4282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4136 days ago · 550 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 4.6Fiji region · 4135 days ago · 578 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4134 days ago · 492 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 4132 days ago · 572 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 4132 days ago · 592 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 4130 days ago · 453 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 5.9Fiji region · 4128 days ago · 656 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 4124 days ago · 547 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 6.0Fiji region · 4122 days ago · 563 km deep · 38 km away · tsunami flag
  26. 4.0Fiji region · 4119 days ago · 610 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 4.3Fiji region · 4118 days ago · 588 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 4.0Fiji region · 4116 days ago · 445 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 4.2281 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4115 days ago · 585 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 4.3294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4115 days ago · 464 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 4.1294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4113 days ago · 558 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4172 days ago · 583 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4172 days ago · 600 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4173 days ago · 537 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4176 days ago · 562 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 6.1Fiji region · 4177 days ago · 581 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4177 days ago · 490 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4179 days ago · 507 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 5.1297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 4179 days ago · 487 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.6293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4184 days ago · 536 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 4188 days ago · 614 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 544 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 4193 days ago · 590 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 4193 days ago · 600 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 4195 days ago · 516 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002ele. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC.