Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Feb 16, 2006, 5:42 AM GMT-12 (17:42 UTC), 500 km (311 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Fiji region. 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
2006-02-16 17:42:29 UTC
Depth
500.0 km (310.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.949° S, 179.480° 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 usp000ea5y. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
28

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 7532 days ago · 589 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 7531 days ago · 611 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 7529 days ago · 571 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.8south of the Fiji Islands · 7518 days ago · 585 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 7512 days ago · 571 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 7505 days ago · 643 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 7495 days ago · 568 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 5.2Fiji region · 7487 days ago · 643 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 7484 days ago · 568 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 7481 days ago · 607 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 7538 days ago · 615 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 5.4south of the Fiji Islands · 7549 days ago · 600 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 7551 days ago · 572 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 7557 days ago · 554 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 7557 days ago · 650 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 7563 days ago · 555 km deep · 49 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ea5y. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.