Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Feb 23, 2006, 4:44 AM GMT+13 (15:44 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-22 15:44:53 UTC
Depth
600.0 km (372.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.561° S, 178.356° 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 usp000eaky. 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
244°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7526 days ago · 495 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 7520 days ago · 628 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.1270 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7517 days ago · 508 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7515 days ago · 568 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7513 days ago · 537 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 7508 days ago · 581 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 7506 days ago · 662 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 7505 days ago · 555 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 7502 days ago · 550 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 7500 days ago · 613 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7495 days ago · 500 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 7495 days ago · 532 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.4294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7481 days ago · 500 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.6296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7473 days ago · 531 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.8Fiji region · 7473 days ago · 600 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 4.1246 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7472 days ago · 455 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 7469 days ago · 615 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 7530 days ago · 551 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 7531 days ago · 531 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 7532 days ago · 583 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 7535 days ago · 536 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.5272 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7536 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 7537 days ago · 600 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7537 days ago · 482 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 7540 days ago · 559 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 7548 days ago · 604 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 7552 days ago · 546 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 7556 days ago · 464 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 7557 days ago · 545 km deep · 36 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eaky. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.