Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Mar 18, 2006, 7:03 PM GMT+13 (06:03 UTC), 575 km (357 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 285 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2006-03-18 06:03:45 UTC
Depth
575.3 km (357.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.010° S, 177.665° 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 usp000ecd3. 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
131°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7505 days ago · 633 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 7505 days ago · 543 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 7502 days ago · 591 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.1290 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7502 days ago · 507 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7502 days ago · 435 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 7499 days ago · 421 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.9Fiji region · 7497 days ago · 500 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.6286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7488 days ago · 548 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7487 days ago · 580 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 7485 days ago · 579 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.6Fiji region · 7484 days ago · 350 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.8Fiji region · 7482 days ago · 570 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 7479 days ago · 562 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 7478 days ago · 551 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 7476 days ago · 537 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 4.2276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7476 days ago · 555 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7472 days ago · 608 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 5.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7471 days ago · 514 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 7470 days ago · 569 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 7465 days ago · 554 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7457 days ago · 578 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 4.8291 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7450 days ago · 377 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 7449 days ago · 555 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 3.9Fiji region · 7510 days ago · 580 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 7526 days ago · 550 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 7530 days ago · 560 km deep · 56 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecd3. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.