Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Feb 9, 2015, 11:27 PM GMT+13 (10:27 UTC), 559 km (347 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 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
2015-02-09 10:27:49 UTC
Depth
558.7 km (347.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.450° S, 178.071° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4255 days ago · 506 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.6271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4252 days ago · 542 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 4251 days ago · 589 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4248 days ago · 406 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4248 days ago · 542 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.4255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4245 days ago · 480 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 4244 days ago · 595 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4241 days ago · 589 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4237 days ago · 534 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 4236 days ago · 594 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4235 days ago · 529 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.8291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4233 days ago · 552 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.5234 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4230 days ago · 477 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 5.1Fiji region · 4229 days ago · 565 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 4226 days ago · 592 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.3299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4226 days ago · 499 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4221 days ago · 506 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4216 days ago · 391 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 4215 days ago · 569 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 4215 days ago · 594 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 4213 days ago · 428 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 4210 days ago · 561 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 4210 days ago · 556 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 4209 days ago · 601 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 4.2264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4208 days ago · 325 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4206 days ago · 555 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4202 days ago · 525 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 4.8Fiji region · 4201 days ago · 556 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 4257 days ago · 596 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.8261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4257 days ago · 540 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.0281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4257 days ago · 475 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4265 days ago · 607 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 6.2Fiji region · 4268 days ago · 484 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4273 days ago · 539 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4275 days ago · 517 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4275 days ago · 566 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 4277 days ago · 487 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 4277 days ago · 604 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.9Fiji region · 4277 days ago · 591 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 4279 days ago · 451 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4279 days ago · 534 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4279 days ago · 417 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.1275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4280 days ago · 440 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 4281 days ago · 576 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4283 days ago · 515 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 4284 days ago · 518 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 4285 days ago · 544 km deep · 85 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tnbw. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:08 AM UTC.