Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Feb 15, 2015, 7:14 AM GMT+13 (18:14 UTC), 589 km (366 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
2015-02-14 18:14:46 UTC
Depth
588.9 km (365.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.197° S, 178.301° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 4248 days ago · 632 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4247 days ago · 406 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4246 days ago · 542 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.4255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4243 days ago · 480 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4242 days ago · 595 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4239 days ago · 589 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4235 days ago · 534 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 4234 days ago · 594 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4234 days ago · 529 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.8291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4231 days ago · 552 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 5.1Fiji region · 4227 days ago · 565 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 4225 days ago · 592 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.3299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4225 days ago · 499 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4219 days ago · 506 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4214 days ago · 391 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 4213 days ago · 569 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 4213 days ago · 594 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 4211 days ago · 428 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 4209 days ago · 561 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 4209 days ago · 556 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 4207 days ago · 601 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 4.2264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4207 days ago · 325 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4205 days ago · 555 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 4204 days ago · 436 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4200 days ago · 525 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 4.0Fiji region · 4195 days ago · 516 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 4.4Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 600 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 4.3Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 590 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 4191 days ago · 544 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 4.6271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4251 days ago · 542 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.6283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4253 days ago · 506 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 4254 days ago · 559 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 4255 days ago · 596 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.8261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4255 days ago · 540 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.0281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4255 days ago · 475 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4264 days ago · 607 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 6.2Fiji region · 4267 days ago · 484 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.1259 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4269 days ago · 637 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4271 days ago · 539 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4273 days ago · 517 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 4274 days ago · 566 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 4275 days ago · 487 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.9Fiji region · 4276 days ago · 591 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 4277 days ago · 451 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4277 days ago · 534 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4278 days ago · 417 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000trhj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:43 PM UTC.