Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 19, 2015, 3:43 AM GMT+13 (14:43 UTC), 514 km (319 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
2015-05-18 14:43:50 UTC
Depth
513.9 km (319.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.791° S, 178.370° 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 24.7 km horizontally, 14.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4150 days ago · 600 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.3284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4150 days ago · 564 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4150 days ago · 606 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 4147 days ago · 615 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4145 days ago · 520 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4142 days ago · 538 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 4142 days ago · 614 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4139 days ago · 583 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 4.4282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4135 days ago · 550 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 4134 days ago · 578 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4133 days ago · 492 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 572 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 592 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 4129 days ago · 453 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 5.9Fiji region · 4127 days ago · 656 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 4124 days ago · 547 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 4122 days ago · 570 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 6.0Fiji region · 4121 days ago · 563 km deep · 40 km away · tsunami flag
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 4118 days ago · 610 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 4114 days ago · 613 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 4113 days ago · 460 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4109 days ago · 484 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 4106 days ago · 596 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 4106 days ago · 574 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 4.4277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4106 days ago · 487 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 4102 days ago · 566 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 4.3Fiji region · 4098 days ago · 574 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.0291 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4157 days ago · 559 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4157 days ago · 487 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 4160 days ago · 465 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4161 days ago · 485 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4162 days ago · 556 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 5.0Fiji region · 4163 days ago · 601 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 4170 days ago · 594 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 4171 days ago · 583 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4171 days ago · 600 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4172 days ago · 537 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.4295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4172 days ago · 580 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 4175 days ago · 562 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 6.1Fiji region · 4176 days ago · 581 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4176 days ago · 490 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 4178 days ago · 507 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 4178 days ago · 520 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 4178 days ago · 598 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.6293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4184 days ago · 536 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002k27. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.