Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Mar 17, 2006, 11:20 PM GMT-12 (11:20 UTC), 643 km (400 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-18 11:20:46 UTC
Depth
643.2 km (399.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.850° S, 179.675° 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 usp000ecdj. 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
101°
Stations used
40

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 7494 days ago · 568 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 5.2Fiji region · 7486 days ago · 643 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 7484 days ago · 568 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 7480 days ago · 607 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 7473 days ago · 277 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 7473 days ago · 611 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 7465 days ago · 573 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 7512 days ago · 571 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.8south of the Fiji Islands · 7517 days ago · 585 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 7524 days ago · 578 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 7529 days ago · 571 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 7530 days ago · 611 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 7532 days ago · 589 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 7534 days ago · 500 km deep · 23 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecdj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC.