M4.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Mar 22, 2006, 1:26 AM GMT+12 (13:26 UTC), 330 km (205 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-03-21 13:26:17 UTC
- Depth
- 330.3 km (205.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.158° S, 177.346° 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 usp000ecn2. 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
- 120°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3Fiji region · 7489 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.0Fiji region · 7484 days ago · 381 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.9Fiji region · 7483 days ago · 445 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.0288 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7480 days ago · 350 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecn2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC.