Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Mar 25, 2006, 3:47 PM GMT+13 (02:47 UTC), 421 km (262 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Fiji region. 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
2006-03-25 02:47:51 UTC
Depth
421.2 km (261.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.520° S, 177.978° 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 usp000ecvm. 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
142°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7496 days ago · 500 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 7495 days ago · 532 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.6Fiji region · 7484 days ago · 350 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.8Fiji region · 7482 days ago · 570 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 7478 days ago · 562 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 7477 days ago · 551 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.4262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7475 days ago · 550 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 7475 days ago · 537 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.2276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7475 days ago · 555 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 7469 days ago · 615 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 7469 days ago · 569 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.9273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7468 days ago · 492 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 7464 days ago · 554 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7462 days ago · 546 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 7454 days ago · 571 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.8291 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7450 days ago · 377 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 7448 days ago · 555 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.1268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 460 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 5.1Fiji region · 7447 days ago · 635 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.1290 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7501 days ago · 507 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 7502 days ago · 591 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 7504 days ago · 543 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7504 days ago · 633 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.2257 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7506 days ago · 670 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 7506 days ago · 575 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 7506 days ago · 662 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.9Fiji region · 7510 days ago · 580 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7513 days ago · 537 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7515 days ago · 568 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 7526 days ago · 550 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecvm. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC.