Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jan 1, 2015, 3:58 PM GMT+13 (02:58 UTC), 635 km (394 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 250 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2015-01-01 02:58:26 UTC
Depth
634.7 km (394.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.182° S, 177.825° 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 14.0 km horizontally, 11.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
23

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4291 days ago · 571 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.5222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4287 days ago · 600 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4283 days ago · 574 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4282 days ago · 605 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4281 days ago · 588 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4280 days ago · 624 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 4279 days ago · 576 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4277 days ago · 576 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 4277 days ago · 388 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.2250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4274 days ago · 533 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4271 days ago · 634 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.2260 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4268 days ago · 637 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4266 days ago · 634 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 4265 days ago · 633 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 4264 days ago · 562 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 4262 days ago · 610 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4253 days ago · 579 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 4.6256 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4251 days ago · 587 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 4.2244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4250 days ago · 633 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 4.8248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4244 days ago · 576 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 5.1250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4242 days ago · 594 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4239 days ago · 574 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 4.7274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4237 days ago · 521 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 4.1295 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 4236 days ago · 468 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4297 days ago · 595 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.1219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4297 days ago · 597 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4297 days ago · 595 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4301 days ago · 534 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4302 days ago · 545 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4303 days ago · 602 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.3230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4303 days ago · 581 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.8279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4304 days ago · 589 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.0292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4305 days ago · 582 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4306 days ago · 599 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.1261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4310 days ago · 636 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.7222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4312 days ago · 586 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4319 days ago · 555 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4321 days ago · 595 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 4321 days ago · 610 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.2243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4321 days ago · 637 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tg52. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.