Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jun 4, 2006, 4:42 PM GMT+13 (03:42 UTC), 550 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2006-06-04 03:42:17 UTC
Depth
550.0 km (341.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.863° S, 178.504° 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 usp000ejnu. 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
263°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7416 days ago · 414 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 7410 days ago · 669 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.0298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7405 days ago · 416 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.9Fiji region · 7395 days ago · 600 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 7391 days ago · 568 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 7383 days ago · 337 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 5.4281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7382 days ago · 362 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 7370 days ago · 622 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 3.8286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 386 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 7431 days ago · 568 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 7432 days ago · 638 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 7434 days ago · 549 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 7436 days ago · 300 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 7439 days ago · 535 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 7440 days ago · 500 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 7442 days ago · 574 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 7446 days ago · 364 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 7454 days ago · 523 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 5.2Fiji region · 7456 days ago · 465 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ejnu. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.