Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Oct 27, 2015, 11:02 PM GMT+13 (10:02 UTC), 602 km (374 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 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
2015-10-27 10:02:15 UTC
Depth
602.1 km (374.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.581° S, 177.659° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3993 days ago · 559 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 3989 days ago · 550 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 5.2Fiji region · 3988 days ago · 608 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 3984 days ago · 604 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.2258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3984 days ago · 605 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.1285 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3981 days ago · 559 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3977 days ago · 575 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.1254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3974 days ago · 484 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3974 days ago · 493 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3972 days ago · 628 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3971 days ago · 573 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 3968 days ago · 562 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3967 days ago · 604 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.0293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3967 days ago · 604 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 4.2283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3963 days ago · 614 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.8Fiji region · 3961 days ago · 621 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 3957 days ago · 637 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3955 days ago · 588 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 3952 days ago · 470 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 4.6277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3949 days ago · 619 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 3948 days ago · 494 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 3946 days ago · 571 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.2298 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3995 days ago · 454 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3995 days ago · 486 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.3269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4003 days ago · 494 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4009 days ago · 543 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4012 days ago · 597 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.3273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4014 days ago · 583 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4014 days ago · 628 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4017 days ago · 583 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.1294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4020 days ago · 615 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200040r0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.