Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 2:07 AM GMT+13 (13:07 UTC), 537 km (334 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-04-17 13:07:06 UTC
Depth
537.4 km (333.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.879° S, 177.753° 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 usp000ees3. 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
122°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7474 days ago · 555 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7471 days ago · 608 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 5.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7470 days ago · 514 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 7468 days ago · 569 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 7464 days ago · 554 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7455 days ago · 578 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.8291 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7449 days ago · 377 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 7447 days ago · 555 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 7442 days ago · 621 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 7437 days ago · 427 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.8Fiji region · 7436 days ago · 466 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 7433 days ago · 602 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.8292 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7416 days ago · 586 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.6299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7415 days ago · 623 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 7477 days ago · 551 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 7478 days ago · 562 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.8Fiji region · 7481 days ago · 570 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.6Fiji region · 7483 days ago · 350 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 7484 days ago · 579 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7486 days ago · 580 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.6286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7487 days ago · 548 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.9Fiji region · 7496 days ago · 500 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 7498 days ago · 421 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7500 days ago · 435 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.1290 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7501 days ago · 507 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.8Fiji region · 7501 days ago · 591 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 7503 days ago · 543 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ees3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:26 PM UTC.