Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Dec 12, 2015, 12:17 PM GMT+13 (23:17 UTC), 494 km (307 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 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
2015-12-11 23:17:23 UTC
Depth
494.2 km (307.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.922° S, 177.469° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 13.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 3945 days ago · 571 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3923 days ago · 626 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3920 days ago · 599 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.3295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3919 days ago · 579 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.3278 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3914 days ago · 567 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3900 days ago · 391 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3891 days ago · 618 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3952 days ago · 470 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3955 days ago · 588 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3956 days ago · 637 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 3961 days ago · 621 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3966 days ago · 604 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3968 days ago · 562 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3971 days ago · 573 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3971 days ago · 628 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3973 days ago · 493 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3976 days ago · 575 km deep · 76 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004hcz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.