Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Mar 16, 2006, 1:54 AM GMT+13 (12:54 UTC), 581 km (361 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-15 12:54:22 UTC
Depth
580.6 km (360.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.328° S, 178.588° 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 usp000ec7d. 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
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 7504 days ago · 555 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 7501 days ago · 550 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 7499 days ago · 613 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 5.2Fiji region · 7486 days ago · 643 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 7484 days ago · 568 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 7473 days ago · 611 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.6296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7472 days ago · 531 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 7461 days ago · 500 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 7460 days ago · 600 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 7459 days ago · 573 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 5.2Fiji region · 7455 days ago · 465 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 7453 days ago · 670 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 7453 days ago · 523 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 7519 days ago · 628 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.3286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7525 days ago · 495 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 7528 days ago · 600 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 7530 days ago · 531 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 7532 days ago · 589 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 7536 days ago · 600 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ec7d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC.