Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Feb 21, 2015, 1:57 PM GMT+13 (00:57 UTC), 611 km (380 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-02-21 00:57:41 UTC
Depth
611.0 km (379.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.896° S, 178.913° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 4241 days ago · 614 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4239 days ago · 578 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4237 days ago · 534 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 4235 days ago · 594 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4235 days ago · 610 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4226 days ago · 592 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.3299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4226 days ago · 499 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 4225 days ago · 534 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 4219 days ago · 537 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4215 days ago · 569 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4215 days ago · 594 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 4210 days ago · 561 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 4210 days ago · 556 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 4209 days ago · 601 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 4204 days ago · 561 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 4.8Fiji region · 4200 days ago · 556 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.0296 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 4196 days ago · 512 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 4194 days ago · 600 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 4193 days ago · 590 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 4189 days ago · 614 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 4.6293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4185 days ago · 536 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4247 days ago · 632 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 4249 days ago · 632 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 4256 days ago · 596 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 5.0Fiji region · 4268 days ago · 608 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 6.2Fiji region · 4268 days ago · 484 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 4269 days ago · 628 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4270 days ago · 601 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 4272 days ago · 539 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000ts1u. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.