Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 222 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 222 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Dec 16, 2015, 7:51 AM GMT+13 (18:51 UTC), 583 km (362 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 225 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2015-12-15 18:51:56 UTC
Depth
582.8 km (362.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.932° S, 178.588° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
121

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3942 days ago · 585 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.4223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3937 days ago · 564 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.8237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3935 days ago · 567 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.1245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3930 days ago · 451 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.5209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3929 days ago · 608 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.8202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3927 days ago · 549 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.6223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3926 days ago · 569 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 4.0234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3924 days ago · 551 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3920 days ago · 599 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.3220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3919 days ago · 572 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.3295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3919 days ago · 579 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.4213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3919 days ago · 557 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3917 days ago · 514 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3915 days ago · 601 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.5181 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3913 days ago · 555 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3912 days ago · 557 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 4.2199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3909 days ago · 558 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.3210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3907 days ago · 596 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3902 days ago · 542 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 4.6218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3901 days ago · 564 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 4.2190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3899 days ago · 554 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 4.8292 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3898 days ago · 412 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 4.4253 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3897 days ago · 586 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 4.4223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3897 days ago · 572 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3895 days ago · 560 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 4.4217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3893 days ago · 568 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 4.3274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3890 days ago · 620 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 4.0241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3885 days ago · 629 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3884 days ago · 602 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3944 days ago · 568 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.6239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3948 days ago · 570 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.7239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3948 days ago · 583 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.6277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3948 days ago · 619 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 5.6210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3953 days ago · 547 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3955 days ago · 588 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3957 days ago · 588 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3958 days ago · 573 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.2283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3962 days ago · 614 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.1235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3963 days ago · 603 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.1267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3963 days ago · 429 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.0293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3966 days ago · 604 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3966 days ago · 604 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.3244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3968 days ago · 597 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.3220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3972 days ago · 568 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.1165 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3973 days ago · 590 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.1254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3973 days ago · 484 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004hdt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC.