Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, May 15, 2006, 1:46 AM GMT+13 (12:46 UTC), 555 km (345 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-14 12:46:14 UTC
Depth
555.3 km (345.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.187° S, 177.570° 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 usp000eh3h. 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 7444 days ago · 621 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 7438 days ago · 427 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 7434 days ago · 602 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.1260 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7433 days ago · 600 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.8292 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7417 days ago · 586 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.2285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7407 days ago · 548 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.9292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7403 days ago · 600 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 7392 days ago · 617 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.0282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7391 days ago · 659 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.8291 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7450 days ago · 377 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7463 days ago · 546 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 7465 days ago · 554 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 7470 days ago · 569 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 7470 days ago · 615 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.2276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7476 days ago · 555 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 7476 days ago · 537 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.4262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7476 days ago · 550 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 7478 days ago · 551 km deep · 28 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eh3h. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:24 AM UTC.