Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jan 31, 2015, 4:19 AM GMT+12 (16:19 UTC), 633 km (393 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 225 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-01-30 16:19:49 UTC
Depth
632.6 km (393.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.050° S, 177.701° 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 21.0 km horizontally, 14.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4264 days ago · 562 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 4262 days ago · 610 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.6256 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4251 days ago · 587 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.2244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4250 days ago · 633 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.8248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4244 days ago · 576 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 5.1250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4242 days ago · 594 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4239 days ago · 574 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.7274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4237 days ago · 521 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.1295 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 4236 days ago · 468 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.4258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4231 days ago · 626 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 4223 days ago · 579 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 4221 days ago · 411 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4221 days ago · 618 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4219 days ago · 622 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 5.5225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4219 days ago · 556 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 4219 days ago · 622 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4216 days ago · 591 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.2291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4216 days ago · 517 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 5.2238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4214 days ago · 615 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.1271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4214 days ago · 547 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 4.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4214 days ago · 581 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4212 days ago · 583 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 4.1267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4209 days ago · 593 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4266 days ago · 634 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.2260 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4268 days ago · 637 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4271 days ago · 634 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.2250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4274 days ago · 533 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4277 days ago · 388 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4277 days ago · 576 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 4279 days ago · 576 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 4280 days ago · 624 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4281 days ago · 588 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4282 days ago · 605 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.5222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4287 days ago · 600 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4291 days ago · 571 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 635 km deep · 20 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tmha. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC.