Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Sep 14, 2006, 2:06 PM GMT-12 (02:06 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 south of the Fiji Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-09-15 02:06:58 UTC
Depth
600.0 km (372.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.910° S, 179.195° 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 usp000et3w. 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
322°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 7307 days ago · 571 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 7306 days ago · 577 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 7304 days ago · 539 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 7300 days ago · 596 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 7299 days ago · 602 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 5.0Fiji region · 7296 days ago · 591 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.7Fiji region · 7296 days ago · 650 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.9south of the Fiji Islands · 7280 days ago · 602 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 5.4south of the Fiji Islands · 7280 days ago · 421 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 5.1Fiji region · 7268 days ago · 550 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 7267 days ago · 377 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 7328 days ago · 613 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.8Fiji region · 7329 days ago · 367 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 5.2Fiji region · 7330 days ago · 600 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 7333 days ago · 552 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 7352 days ago · 619 km deep · 41 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000et3w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.