Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Aug 13, 2006, 1:48 PM GMT+13 (00:48 UTC), 629 km (391 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-13 00:48:10 UTC
Depth
628.5 km (390.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.946° S, 177.866° 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 usp000equb. 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
125°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8Fiji region · 7351 days ago · 577 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 7351 days ago · 543 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.2242 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7348 days ago · 612 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.9Fiji region · 7348 days ago · 600 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 7346 days ago · 553 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.1297 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7342 days ago · 502 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 5.4297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7332 days ago · 551 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.7284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7312 days ago · 600 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7312 days ago · 625 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.9268 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7307 days ago · 646 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.9267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7303 days ago · 697 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.9292 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7301 days ago · 451 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 7358 days ago · 497 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 7358 days ago · 559 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 7361 days ago · 382 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.3295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7362 days ago · 602 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 7364 days ago · 557 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 7366 days ago · 559 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.6294 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7371 days ago · 552 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 7377 days ago · 543 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 7384 days ago · 545 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000equb. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:39 AM UTC.