Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Feb 22, 2006, 6:51 AM GMT+13 (17:51 UTC), 560 km (348 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-21 17:51:50 UTC
Depth
560.0 km (348.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.507° S, 177.740° 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 usp000eahw. 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
122°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 7530 days ago · 551 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 7526 days ago · 550 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7515 days ago · 568 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7513 days ago · 537 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.9Fiji region · 7510 days ago · 580 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 7506 days ago · 662 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 7506 days ago · 575 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7504 days ago · 633 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 7504 days ago · 543 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 7502 days ago · 591 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.1290 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7501 days ago · 507 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 7499 days ago · 421 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7496 days ago · 500 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 7495 days ago · 532 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.6Fiji region · 7484 days ago · 350 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.8Fiji region · 7482 days ago · 570 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 7478 days ago · 562 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 7477 days ago · 551 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.4262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7475 days ago · 550 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.6Fiji region · 7475 days ago · 537 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 4.2276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7475 days ago · 555 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 7535 days ago · 536 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7537 days ago · 482 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 7538 days ago · 566 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.2281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7550 days ago · 565 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 7556 days ago · 464 km deep · 42 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eahw. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.