Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jun 21, 2006, 9:06 PM GMT+13 (08:06 UTC), 669 km (416 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-21 08:06:31 UTC
Depth
668.8 km (415.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.128° S, 178.615° 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 usp000ekxd. 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
148°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 7405 days ago · 486 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.0298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7404 days ago · 416 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 7403 days ago · 635 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.9Fiji region · 7394 days ago · 600 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 7391 days ago · 671 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 7390 days ago · 568 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 5.1Fiji region · 7385 days ago · 506 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 5.4281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7381 days ago · 362 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 7379 days ago · 605 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 7369 days ago · 622 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 7366 days ago · 659 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.6Fiji region · 7363 days ago · 528 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.7Fiji region · 7359 days ago · 602 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 7357 days ago · 619 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.6297 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7356 days ago · 351 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 7355 days ago · 700 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 7352 days ago · 636 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.6295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7415 days ago · 414 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 7417 days ago · 619 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 5.9Fiji region · 7419 days ago · 663 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 5.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7422 days ago · 557 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 7422 days ago · 557 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 7425 days ago · 592 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 7427 days ago · 550 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.6279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7427 days ago · 355 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 7428 days ago · 678 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 6.0Fiji region · 7428 days ago · 592 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.8286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 386 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 7431 days ago · 638 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 7433 days ago · 549 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 7438 days ago · 535 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 7439 days ago · 595 km deep · 70 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ekxd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.