Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 281 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 281 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Aug 15, 2015, 2:49 AM GMT+12 (14:49 UTC), 581 km (361 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 235 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2015-08-14 14:49:17 UTC
Depth
581.1 km (361.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.051° S, 178.026° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.3 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
135

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4066 days ago · 539 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4064 days ago · 613 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 4063 days ago · 585 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4063 days ago · 552 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.6212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4059 days ago · 546 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.0254 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4058 days ago · 651 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.0265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4058 days ago · 561 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.5225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4057 days ago · 585 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.2227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4049 days ago · 584 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4048 days ago · 606 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4046 days ago · 597 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4046 days ago · 494 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 4044 days ago · 641 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4041 days ago · 573 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4039 days ago · 601 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4032 days ago · 567 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 4031 days ago · 463 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 4.1223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4031 days ago · 546 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 4029 days ago · 615 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 4.4252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4029 days ago · 591 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4029 days ago · 619 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4029 days ago · 495 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 4.1294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4020 days ago · 615 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 4.5215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4020 days ago · 546 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4017 days ago · 583 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4014 days ago · 628 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 4.3273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4014 days ago · 583 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4012 days ago · 597 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 4.1228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4012 days ago · 570 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 4.7228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4009 days ago · 533 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.0204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4071 days ago · 555 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4072 days ago · 604 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.1239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4072 days ago · 512 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4079 days ago · 638 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.0217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4080 days ago · 589 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4081 days ago · 623 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4081 days ago · 461 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.4198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4087 days ago · 559 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.4217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4090 days ago · 573 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4092 days ago · 574 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.5286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4093 days ago · 616 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.4218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4093 days ago · 536 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.4254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4094 days ago · 615 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 5.8264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4095 days ago · 536 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.4234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4096 days ago · 522 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100032a5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:53 AM UTC.