Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 291 km SE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 291 km SE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, May 18, 2015, 3:36 AM GMT+12 (15:36 UTC), 559 km (347 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-05-17 15:36:43 UTC
Depth
558.7 km (347.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.020° S, 178.827° 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 27.2 km horizontally, 27.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
230°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 4156 days ago · 514 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 4155 days ago · 554 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4150 days ago · 600 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4147 days ago · 608 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4142 days ago · 538 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 5.0242 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4140 days ago · 656 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.9251 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4140 days ago · 671 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 4134 days ago · 578 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 572 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 592 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 5.9Fiji region · 4127 days ago · 656 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 6.0Fiji region · 4121 days ago · 563 km deep · 69 km away · tsunami flag
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 4118 days ago · 610 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 4117 days ago · 588 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.2281 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4114 days ago · 585 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 4102 days ago · 566 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 4098 days ago · 574 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 5.0Fiji region · 4163 days ago · 601 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 4170 days ago · 594 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4175 days ago · 562 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 6.1Fiji region · 4176 days ago · 581 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4178 days ago · 507 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002cin. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.