Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Apr 24, 2006, 1:43 AM GMT+13 (12:43 UTC), 569 km (354 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 291 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-04-23 12:43:19 UTC
Depth
569.0 km (353.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.262° S, 177.591° 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 usp000efbh. 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
133°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 7464 days ago · 554 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7462 days ago · 546 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.8291 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7450 days ago · 377 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 7448 days ago · 555 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 7443 days ago · 621 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 7438 days ago · 427 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.1260 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7432 days ago · 600 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.8292 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7416 days ago · 586 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 7469 days ago · 615 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.2276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7475 days ago · 555 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 7475 days ago · 537 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.4262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7475 days ago · 550 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 7477 days ago · 551 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 7478 days ago · 562 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.8Fiji region · 7482 days ago · 570 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.6Fiji region · 7483 days ago · 350 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 7484 days ago · 579 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 7498 days ago · 421 km deep · 50 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000efbh. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.