Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jul 10, 2006, 11:28 AM GMT+13 (22:28 UTC), 617 km (383 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 297 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2006-07-09 22:28:35 UTC
Depth
617.0 km (383.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.825° S, 177.706° 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 usp000en9f. 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
135°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7390 days ago · 659 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 7387 days ago · 574 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 7383 days ago · 545 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 7377 days ago · 543 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.6294 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7370 days ago · 552 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 7365 days ago · 559 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 7364 days ago · 557 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.3295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7362 days ago · 602 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 7360 days ago · 382 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 7357 days ago · 559 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 7357 days ago · 497 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 7357 days ago · 629 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.8Fiji region · 7351 days ago · 577 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 7351 days ago · 543 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.2242 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7347 days ago · 612 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 7345 days ago · 553 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.1297 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7341 days ago · 502 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 5.4297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7332 days ago · 551 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7397 days ago · 626 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7403 days ago · 549 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.2285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7406 days ago · 548 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7412 days ago · 597 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.6299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7415 days ago · 623 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.8292 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7415 days ago · 586 km deep · 33 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000en9f. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC.