Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Sep 26, 2015, 10:09 PM GMT+13 (09:09 UTC), 567 km (352 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-09-26 09:09:06 UTC
Depth
567.1 km (352.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.250° S, 177.509° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4024 days ago · 587 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4009 days ago · 543 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3995 days ago · 486 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.2298 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3994 days ago · 454 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 3993 days ago · 602 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3993 days ago · 559 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3992 days ago · 558 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3990 days ago · 573 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.9Fiji region · 3989 days ago · 550 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 4.1285 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3981 days ago · 559 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.2265 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3979 days ago · 435 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.6260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3978 days ago · 348 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3974 days ago · 587 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3973 days ago · 493 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3971 days ago · 628 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 3971 days ago · 573 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 3968 days ago · 562 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 4.6290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3967 days ago · 547 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4029 days ago · 598 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4030 days ago · 537 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 4031 days ago · 566 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003pay. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.