Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Feb 17, 2006, 11:53 AM GMT+13 (22:53 UTC), 536 km (333 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-16 22:53:17 UTC
Depth
535.5 km (332.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.823° S, 178.077° 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 usp000ea6n. 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
119°
Stations used
161

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 7532 days ago · 583 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 7529 days ago · 560 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 7529 days ago · 551 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 7529 days ago · 600 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 7525 days ago · 550 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7514 days ago · 568 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7513 days ago · 537 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.9Fiji region · 7510 days ago · 580 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 7506 days ago · 662 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.2257 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7505 days ago · 670 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 7505 days ago · 555 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7504 days ago · 633 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 7504 days ago · 543 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 7498 days ago · 421 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7495 days ago · 500 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 7494 days ago · 532 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.9244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7491 days ago · 491 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.8Fiji region · 7482 days ago · 570 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 4.4294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7481 days ago · 500 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.6Fiji region · 7478 days ago · 562 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 4.4262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7475 days ago · 550 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 4.2276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7475 days ago · 555 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 7536 days ago · 600 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7537 days ago · 482 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 7538 days ago · 566 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 7548 days ago · 604 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.2281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7549 days ago · 565 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 7551 days ago · 546 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 7555 days ago · 464 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.6280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7561 days ago · 511 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ea6n. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.