Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Mar 2, 2015, 5:56 AM GMT+13 (16:56 UTC), 594 km (369 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 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
2015-03-01 16:56:32 UTC
Depth
594.1 km (369.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.838° S, 178.641° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.0 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
112

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 4234 days ago · 610 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4225 days ago · 592 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.3299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4225 days ago · 499 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4224 days ago · 534 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4214 days ago · 569 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4214 days ago · 594 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 4209 days ago · 561 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 4209 days ago · 556 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 4208 days ago · 601 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4205 days ago · 555 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 4203 days ago · 561 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.8Fiji region · 4200 days ago · 556 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 4193 days ago · 600 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 4193 days ago · 590 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 4188 days ago · 614 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.6293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4184 days ago · 536 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 4179 days ago · 598 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 4179 days ago · 520 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 6.1Fiji region · 4177 days ago · 581 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 4176 days ago · 562 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4236 days ago · 534 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4239 days ago · 578 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 4240 days ago · 614 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 4243 days ago · 611 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4246 days ago · 632 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4248 days ago · 632 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 4250 days ago · 589 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 4255 days ago · 559 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 4256 days ago · 596 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.0281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4256 days ago · 475 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tu7p. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.