Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jan 18, 2015, 6:32 AM GMT-12 (18:32 UTC), 388 km (241 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-01-18 18:32:59 UTC
Depth
387.9 km (241.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.868° S, 177.180° 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 14.9 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
25

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4267 days ago · 634 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4265 days ago · 633 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 4263 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.7274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4238 days ago · 521 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 4222 days ago · 411 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4221 days ago · 618 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4220 days ago · 622 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4277 days ago · 576 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4280 days ago · 576 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4280 days ago · 624 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 635 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4297 days ago · 595 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4302 days ago · 534 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4303 days ago · 602 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.8279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4304 days ago · 589 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tgzi. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.