Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 259 km SE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 259 km SE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Jan 26, 2015, 2:26 AM GMT+12 (14:26 UTC), 637 km (396 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-01-25 14:26:12 UTC
Depth
636.9 km (395.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.953° S, 179.214° 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 22.6 km horizontally, 12.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 4265 days ago · 607 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4256 days ago · 596 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 4250 days ago · 589 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4249 days ago · 632 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4243 days ago · 595 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4235 days ago · 610 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.1255 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4233 days ago · 372 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4215 days ago · 594 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 598 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 590 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 601 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 5.4Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 606 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 616 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 613 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 6.0Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 599 km deep · 80 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tl8f. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:14 AM UTC.