Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 1:13 AM GMT+13 (12:13 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-04-19 12:13:45 UTC
Depth
599.7 km (372.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.409° S, 178.568° 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 usp000eex2. 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
CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 7470 days ago · 615 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.9287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7465 days ago · 500 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 7463 days ago · 500 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7462 days ago · 546 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 7461 days ago · 600 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 7460 days ago · 573 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.6299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 537 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 5.2Fiji region · 7457 days ago · 465 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 7454 days ago · 571 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 7454 days ago · 670 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 7454 days ago · 523 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.1268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 460 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.3275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 607 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 5.1Fiji region · 7447 days ago · 635 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 7440 days ago · 595 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.7271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7439 days ago · 405 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 6.0Fiji region · 7430 days ago · 592 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 7429 days ago · 678 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.6279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 355 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 7426 days ago · 592 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 4.1290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 600 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 7424 days ago · 557 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 5.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7423 days ago · 557 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 5.9Fiji region · 7421 days ago · 663 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 7419 days ago · 619 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.6296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7474 days ago · 531 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.4294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7482 days ago · 500 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 7495 days ago · 532 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7496 days ago · 500 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 7500 days ago · 613 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 7502 days ago · 550 km deep · 79 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eex2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.