Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jul 24, 2006, 7:56 PM GMT+13 (06:56 UTC), 543 km (337 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-07-24 06:56:17 UTC
Depth
542.8 km (337.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.375° S, 177.515° 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 usp000epf6. 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
134°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.6294 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7371 days ago · 552 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 7366 days ago · 559 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 7364 days ago · 557 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 7361 days ago · 382 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 7359 days ago · 535 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 7358 days ago · 559 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 7358 days ago · 497 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 7357 days ago · 629 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.8Fiji region · 7351 days ago · 577 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 7351 days ago · 543 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7348 days ago · 544 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.9Fiji region · 7348 days ago · 600 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7347 days ago · 473 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 7346 days ago · 553 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.1297 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7341 days ago · 502 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7334 days ago · 528 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 7384 days ago · 545 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.3290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7384 days ago · 479 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7386 days ago · 489 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 7387 days ago · 574 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 7388 days ago · 376 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 7391 days ago · 617 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.5269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7391 days ago · 449 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.9292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7402 days ago · 600 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 6.3Fiji region · 7404 days ago · 570 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.2285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7406 days ago · 548 km deep · 35 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000epf6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.