Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jan 26, 2006, 12:35 AM GMT+13 (11:35 UTC), 545 km (339 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-25 11:35:42 UTC
Depth
545.2 km (338.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.887° S, 178.364° 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 usp000e8uc. 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
137°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 7551 days ago · 546 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.2269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7550 days ago · 432 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 7548 days ago · 604 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 7540 days ago · 559 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 7536 days ago · 600 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 7532 days ago · 589 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 7532 days ago · 583 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 7530 days ago · 531 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 7529 days ago · 551 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 7529 days ago · 600 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.3286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7526 days ago · 495 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.8Fiji region · 7520 days ago · 628 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.1270 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7516 days ago · 508 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7514 days ago · 568 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 7508 days ago · 581 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 7505 days ago · 555 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 7501 days ago · 550 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 7499 days ago · 613 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.6280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7561 days ago · 511 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.1239 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7564 days ago · 504 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 7569 days ago · 598 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7570 days ago · 582 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 7570 days ago · 521 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 7571 days ago · 502 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 7576 days ago · 570 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 7576 days ago · 608 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 7579 days ago · 583 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 7579 days ago · 677 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 7579 days ago · 701 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 5.4Fiji region · 7580 days ago · 620 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.9Fiji region · 7581 days ago · 517 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 7581 days ago · 558 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 7581 days ago · 553 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 7582 days ago · 703 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 7583 days ago · 598 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.9261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7585 days ago · 486 km deep · 100 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e8uc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.