Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jan 16, 2015, 12:31 AM GMT+13 (11:31 UTC), 576 km (358 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 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
2015-01-15 11:31:47 UTC
Depth
576.2 km (358.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.979° S, 178.759° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
187

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4279 days ago · 440 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4277 days ago · 604 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 4276 days ago · 487 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4275 days ago · 566 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4272 days ago · 539 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4270 days ago · 601 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 4268 days ago · 628 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 6.2Fiji region · 4268 days ago · 484 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 5.0Fiji region · 4267 days ago · 608 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 4256 days ago · 596 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 4255 days ago · 559 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 4250 days ago · 589 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 4249 days ago · 632 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 4247 days ago · 632 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 4244 days ago · 611 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 4241 days ago · 614 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 4239 days ago · 578 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 4236 days ago · 534 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 4235 days ago · 594 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 4235 days ago · 610 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 4226 days ago · 592 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 4.3299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4226 days ago · 499 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 4224 days ago · 534 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4284 days ago · 518 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4285 days ago · 544 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 4290 days ago · 609 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4291 days ago · 556 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 598 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 590 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 601 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 5.4Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 606 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 616 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 613 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 6.0Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 599 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 545 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 4306 days ago · 614 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 4310 days ago · 617 km deep · 29 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tg0k. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC.