Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Aug 15, 2006, 1:49 AM GMT+12 (13:49 UTC), 700 km (435 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 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
2006-08-14 13:49:11 UTC
Depth
700.0 km (435.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.854° S, 179.198° 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 usp000eqxd. 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 7351 days ago · 636 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 7338 days ago · 536 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 7333 days ago · 605 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 7333 days ago · 552 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.8Fiji region · 7332 days ago · 671 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 5.2Fiji region · 7330 days ago · 600 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 7301 days ago · 596 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 7299 days ago · 602 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 7357 days ago · 619 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.7Fiji region · 7358 days ago · 602 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.6Fiji region · 7363 days ago · 528 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 7365 days ago · 659 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 7368 days ago · 622 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 7379 days ago · 683 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 5.1Fiji region · 7384 days ago · 506 km deep · 68 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eqxd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:39 AM UTC.