Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Aug 1, 2006, 9:44 AM GMT+13 (20:44 UTC), 508 km (316 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 Fiji region. 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
2006-07-31 20:44:26 UTC
Depth
507.9 km (315.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.303° S, 178.090° 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 usp000epzn. 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
89°
Stations used
27

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 7367 days ago · 579 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7366 days ago · 569 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 7365 days ago · 659 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.6Fiji region · 7363 days ago · 528 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 7360 days ago · 382 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 7358 days ago · 535 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.6297 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7356 days ago · 351 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 7353 days ago · 627 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 7352 days ago · 636 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7347 days ago · 544 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.9Fiji region · 7347 days ago · 600 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7346 days ago · 473 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 7345 days ago · 553 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 7345 days ago · 650 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 4.1297 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7341 days ago · 502 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7333 days ago · 528 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 3.9Fiji region · 7329 days ago · 489 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 7379 days ago · 605 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 5.7Fiji region · 7382 days ago · 587 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 7383 days ago · 545 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.3290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7383 days ago · 479 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 5.7Fiji region · 7384 days ago · 597 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 5.1Fiji region · 7385 days ago · 506 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7385 days ago · 489 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 7387 days ago · 376 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.6282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7390 days ago · 503 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.5269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7391 days ago · 449 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 7391 days ago · 671 km deep · 31 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000epzn. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.