Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jan 4, 2006, 2:29 PM GMT+12 (02:29 UTC), 470 km (292 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 245 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-04 02:29:01 UTC
Depth
470.4 km (292.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.331° S, 177.853° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000e7j7. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 7577 days ago · 606 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.1238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7577 days ago · 571 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.4280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7577 days ago · 599 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 7575 days ago · 561 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.1290 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7571 days ago · 365 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 7569 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 7569 days ago · 505 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.1268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7568 days ago · 619 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.5288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7562 days ago · 571 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.8229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7557 days ago · 583 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 7553 days ago · 249 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7553 days ago · 584 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.7Fiji region · 7550 days ago · 473 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 6.7245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7549 days ago · 598 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7549 days ago · 578 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 5.4219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7548 days ago · 573 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.3295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7547 days ago · 576 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 4.1231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7546 days ago · 555 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7540 days ago · 550 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 3.7249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7536 days ago · 550 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 4.0230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7534 days ago · 539 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7534 days ago · 583 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 7526 days ago · 550 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 7525 days ago · 200 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7525 days ago · 631 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 5.5240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7521 days ago · 612 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7520 days ago · 598 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.9272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7590 days ago · 442 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 7591 days ago · 601 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.6295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7599 days ago · 551 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.4221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7603 days ago · 609 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.5235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7604 days ago · 527 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 7605 days ago · 566 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 7607 days ago · 583 km deep · 46 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e7j7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.