Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jan 5, 2015, 8:48 AM GMT-12 (20:48 UTC), 609 km (378 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-01-05 20:48:25 UTC
Depth
608.6 km (378.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.478° S, 179.108° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 12.8 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
112

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4286 days ago · 596 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4285 days ago · 544 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 4283 days ago · 555 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 4280 days ago · 576 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 4277 days ago · 604 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4270 days ago · 601 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 4268 days ago · 628 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 5.0Fiji region · 4267 days ago · 608 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 4256 days ago · 604 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4249 days ago · 632 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4247 days ago · 632 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 4244 days ago · 611 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 4242 days ago · 591 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 4241 days ago · 614 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 4240 days ago · 575 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 4239 days ago · 578 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 4235 days ago · 594 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 4235 days ago · 610 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 4291 days ago · 556 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4306 days ago · 614 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 4307 days ago · 581 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 4310 days ago · 617 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 624 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 608 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 5.0Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 603 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 609 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 4317 days ago · 596 km deep · 75 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tbxf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:23 PM UTC.