Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, May 29, 2006, 6:27 PM GMT+12 (06:27 UTC), 602 km (374 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 231 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-29 06:27:19 UTC
Depth
602.2 km (374.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.335° S, 177.743° 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 usp000ej7f. 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
127°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8Fiji region · 7431 days ago · 560 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.9234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7430 days ago · 600 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 5.3Fiji region · 7428 days ago · 354 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7426 days ago · 393 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 5.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7422 days ago · 576 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.6231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7421 days ago · 576 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.8292 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7416 days ago · 586 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.6299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7416 days ago · 623 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7413 days ago · 597 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7411 days ago · 572 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.6240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7408 days ago · 567 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7404 days ago · 549 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7398 days ago · 626 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7394 days ago · 570 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 7391 days ago · 617 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.0282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7390 days ago · 659 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 7388 days ago · 574 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 4.6259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7387 days ago · 517 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.3229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7386 days ago · 566 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 4.1231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7375 days ago · 587 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.8Fiji region · 7436 days ago · 466 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 7443 days ago · 621 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7447 days ago · 617 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 7448 days ago · 555 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.1232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7451 days ago · 546 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7456 days ago · 578 km deep · 31 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ej7f. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:36 AM UTC.