Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 5:17 PM GMT+13 (04:17 UTC), 627 km (390 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-16 04:17:56 UTC
Depth
627.3 km (389.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.020° S, 178.236° 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 usp000er1d. 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
210°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 7352 days ago · 636 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7348 days ago · 544 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.9Fiji region · 7347 days ago · 600 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7347 days ago · 473 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 7346 days ago · 553 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 7346 days ago · 650 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.1297 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7341 days ago · 502 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7333 days ago · 528 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.9Fiji region · 7329 days ago · 489 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.9292 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7301 days ago · 451 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7300 days ago · 500 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.5291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7294 days ago · 539 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 3.6297 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7357 days ago · 351 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 7357 days ago · 559 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 7359 days ago · 535 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 7360 days ago · 382 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.6Fiji region · 7363 days ago · 528 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 7366 days ago · 659 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7366 days ago · 569 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 7367 days ago · 579 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 7369 days ago · 508 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 7379 days ago · 605 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 5.7Fiji region · 7382 days ago · 587 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 7383 days ago · 545 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.3290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7384 days ago · 479 km deep · 58 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000er1d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.