Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 16, 2006, 7:41 PM GMT+13 (06:41 UTC), 364 km (226 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 south of the Fiji Islands. 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
2006-05-16 06:41:48 UTC
Depth
364.1 km (226.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.648° S, 178.104° 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 usp000eh83. 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
139°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 7438 days ago · 595 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 7438 days ago · 535 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 7435 days ago · 300 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 7431 days ago · 638 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.8286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 386 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 7426 days ago · 550 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.6295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7415 days ago · 414 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 7409 days ago · 669 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.0298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7403 days ago · 416 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.9Fiji region · 7393 days ago · 600 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 7390 days ago · 568 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 7453 days ago · 523 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 5.2Fiji region · 7455 days ago · 465 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 7459 days ago · 573 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.2266 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7460 days ago · 311 km deep · 48 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eh83. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.