Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 9, 2006, 7:52 AM GMT+13 (18:52 UTC), 523 km (325 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-08 18:52:52 UTC
Depth
522.6 km (324.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.090° S, 178.394° 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 usp000egm0. 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
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 607 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 7445 days ago · 364 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 7441 days ago · 574 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 7438 days ago · 595 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 7438 days ago · 535 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 7433 days ago · 549 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 7431 days ago · 638 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.8286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 386 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 6.0Fiji region · 7428 days ago · 592 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 7428 days ago · 678 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.6279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7427 days ago · 355 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 7426 days ago · 550 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 7425 days ago · 592 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 7422 days ago · 557 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 5.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7422 days ago · 557 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 7417 days ago · 619 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.6295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7415 days ago · 414 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 7409 days ago · 669 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 7404 days ago · 486 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.0298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7403 days ago · 416 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 4.8Fiji region · 7403 days ago · 635 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7402 days ago · 599 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 3.9Fiji region · 7393 days ago · 600 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 7453 days ago · 670 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 5.2Fiji region · 7455 days ago · 465 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.6299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7457 days ago · 537 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 7459 days ago · 573 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 7460 days ago · 600 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 7461 days ago · 500 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.9287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7463 days ago · 500 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.8Fiji region · 7472 days ago · 600 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.6296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7472 days ago · 531 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 7472 days ago · 611 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.4294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7480 days ago · 500 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000egm0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.