Fiji earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 16, 2006, 2:50 AM GMT+13 (13:50 UTC), 569 km (354 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. 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
2006-10-15 13:50:45 UTC
Depth
569.0 km (353.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.110° S, 178.194° 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 usp000ev8w. 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
209°, 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 7285 days ago · 404 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.7285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7283 days ago · 523 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7280 days ago · 539 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.3274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7277 days ago · 304 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 7272 days ago · 527 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 7271 days ago · 600 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 7269 days ago · 582 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.7297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7266 days ago · 468 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 5.3288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7265 days ago · 488 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 7264 days ago · 573 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.0292 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7263 days ago · 599 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.1282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7263 days ago · 527 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 5.4Fiji region · 7259 days ago · 599 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 7256 days ago · 673 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 4.6283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7254 days ago · 550 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.6285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7252 days ago · 545 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.2288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7252 days ago · 620 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 4.7272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7249 days ago · 492 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 4.3274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7244 days ago · 329 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 7241 days ago · 621 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 4.8271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7238 days ago · 534 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 4.7294 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7233 days ago · 654 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 7292 days ago · 657 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.5291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7292 days ago · 539 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7299 days ago · 500 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.9292 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7299 days ago · 451 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ev8w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.