Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Sep 5, 2006, 6:42 AM GMT+13 (17:42 UTC), 552 km (343 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-09-04 17:42:14 UTC
Depth
551.7 km (342.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.145° S, 178.800° 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 usp000esfk. 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
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8Fiji region · 7332 days ago · 671 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 5.2Fiji region · 7330 days ago · 600 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.8Fiji region · 7329 days ago · 367 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 7323 days ago · 600 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 7304 days ago · 539 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 7300 days ago · 596 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 7299 days ago · 602 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 7293 days ago · 657 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 7288 days ago · 585 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 7286 days ago · 656 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 7333 days ago · 605 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 7338 days ago · 536 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 7351 days ago · 636 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 7354 days ago · 700 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.6297 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7356 days ago · 351 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 7357 days ago · 619 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 3.7Fiji region · 7358 days ago · 602 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.6Fiji region · 7362 days ago · 528 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000esfk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.