Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Oct 14, 2006, 8:13 AM GMT+12 (20:13 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2006-10-13 20:13:00 UTC
Depth
600.0 km (372.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.478° S, 177.735° 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 usp000ev4u. 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
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 7290 days ago · 446 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 7285 days ago · 404 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 7282 days ago · 100 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 7278 days ago · 421 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.4228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7273 days ago · 583 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.0237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7271 days ago · 594 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.5235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7271 days ago · 588 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.6275 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7271 days ago · 460 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7265 days ago · 573 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.0239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7265 days ago · 572 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.2271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7256 days ago · 541 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.3227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7249 days ago · 648 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.5282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7247 days ago · 600 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 7246 days ago · 336 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 7242 days ago · 544 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.0259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7241 days ago · 555 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 5.5291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7236 days ago · 572 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.2246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7299 days ago · 553 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.9292 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7299 days ago · 451 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.9267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7301 days ago · 697 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7302 days ago · 582 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.9268 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7305 days ago · 646 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.9282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7306 days ago · 556 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7310 days ago · 625 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.7284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7310 days ago · 600 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.2257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7316 days ago · 546 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ev4u. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:45 AM UTC.