Fiji earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Sep 10, 2006, 5:52 AM GMT+13 (16:52 UTC), 489 km (304 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
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-09-09 16:52:06 UTC
Depth
488.7 km (303.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.181° S, 178.154° 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 usp000essu. 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
280°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7301 days ago · 500 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.5291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7294 days ago · 539 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 7294 days ago · 657 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.9Fiji region · 7294 days ago · 569 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 7289 days ago · 585 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 7287 days ago · 404 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.7285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7285 days ago · 523 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7282 days ago · 539 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.3274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7279 days ago · 304 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 7274 days ago · 527 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 7273 days ago · 600 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 7271 days ago · 582 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7334 days ago · 528 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.1297 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7342 days ago · 502 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 7346 days ago · 650 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 7346 days ago · 553 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7347 days ago · 473 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.9Fiji region · 7348 days ago · 600 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7348 days ago · 544 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 7352 days ago · 636 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 7354 days ago · 627 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.6297 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7357 days ago · 351 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 7358 days ago · 559 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 7359 days ago · 535 km deep · 19 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000essu. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.