Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jan 18, 2015, 4:02 AM GMT+13 (15:02 UTC), 451 km (280 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-01-17 15:02:42 UTC
Depth
451.2 km (280.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.792° S, 178.028° 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 18.0 km horizontally, 14.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
134°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 4277 days ago · 591 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4275 days ago · 566 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4275 days ago · 517 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4272 days ago · 539 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4265 days ago · 607 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.0281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4256 days ago · 475 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.8261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4256 days ago · 540 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 4256 days ago · 596 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 4256 days ago · 559 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.6283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4255 days ago · 506 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.6271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4252 days ago · 542 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 4250 days ago · 589 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4248 days ago · 406 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4248 days ago · 542 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 4243 days ago · 595 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 4242 days ago · 576 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4241 days ago · 589 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 4237 days ago · 534 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4235 days ago · 529 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 4232 days ago · 597 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 4.8291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4232 days ago · 552 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 5.1Fiji region · 4228 days ago · 565 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 4.3259 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4224 days ago · 401 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4221 days ago · 506 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4279 days ago · 534 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4279 days ago · 417 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4283 days ago · 515 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4284 days ago · 574 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4284 days ago · 574 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4290 days ago · 554 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.3266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4293 days ago · 422 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 382 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 598 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 590 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 601 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 5.4Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 606 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 616 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 613 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 6.0Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 599 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 589 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 545 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 5.0261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4297 days ago · 504 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4298 days ago · 566 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 4.4288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4299 days ago · 500 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000timd. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.