Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Feb 16, 2015, 3:45 PM GMT+12 (03:45 UTC), 632 km (392 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
2015-02-16 03:45:22 UTC
Depth
631.6 km (392.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.752° S, 179.020° 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 14.6 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
160°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4246 days ago · 632 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 4243 days ago · 611 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 4240 days ago · 614 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 4238 days ago · 578 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4235 days ago · 534 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 4234 days ago · 594 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4234 days ago · 610 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.1255 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4232 days ago · 372 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4225 days ago · 592 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.3299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4224 days ago · 499 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 4223 days ago · 534 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 4213 days ago · 569 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 4213 days ago · 594 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 4209 days ago · 561 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 4209 days ago · 556 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 4207 days ago · 601 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 4203 days ago · 561 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 4.8Fiji region · 4199 days ago · 556 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 4.0296 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 4195 days ago · 512 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 600 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 590 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 4188 days ago · 614 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 4249 days ago · 589 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4255 days ago · 596 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 6.2Fiji region · 4267 days ago · 484 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 4267 days ago · 628 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.1259 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4269 days ago · 637 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4271 days ago · 539 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4273 days ago · 566 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 4275 days ago · 487 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 4276 days ago · 604 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000trut. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.