Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, May 3, 2006, 8:14 AM GMT+13 (19:14 UTC), 573 km (356 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-02 19:14:32 UTC
Depth
573.0 km (356.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.799° S, 178.351° 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 usp000eg37. 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
137°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7457 days ago · 537 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 5.2Fiji region · 7455 days ago · 465 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 7453 days ago · 571 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 7453 days ago · 670 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 7453 days ago · 523 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.1268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 460 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.3275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 607 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 5.1Fiji region · 7446 days ago · 635 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 7445 days ago · 364 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 7438 days ago · 595 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 7438 days ago · 535 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.7271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7437 days ago · 405 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 464 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 7433 days ago · 549 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.8286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 386 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 6.0Fiji region · 7428 days ago · 592 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 7428 days ago · 678 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.6279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7427 days ago · 355 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 7425 days ago · 592 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 4.1290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7424 days ago · 600 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 7422 days ago · 557 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 5.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7422 days ago · 557 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 5.9Fiji region · 7419 days ago · 663 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 7417 days ago · 619 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 4.6295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7415 days ago · 414 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 7409 days ago · 669 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 7404 days ago · 486 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 4.8Fiji region · 7403 days ago · 635 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7402 days ago · 599 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 7460 days ago · 600 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 7461 days ago · 500 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.9287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7463 days ago · 500 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.9256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7464 days ago · 538 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 7468 days ago · 615 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.1246 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7471 days ago · 455 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 7472 days ago · 600 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.6296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7472 days ago · 531 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 7472 days ago · 611 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.4294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7480 days ago · 500 km deep · 55 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eg37. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.