Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Nov 30, 2006, 8:04 PM GMT+13 (07:04 UTC), 336 km (209 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-11-30 07:04:52 UTC
Depth
335.9 km (208.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.046° S, 177.201° 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 usp000ez7d. 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.

Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7245 days ago · 329 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 7242 days ago · 544 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.8271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7238 days ago · 534 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 5.5291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7237 days ago · 572 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 7207 days ago · 615 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 6.3Fiji region · 7207 days ago · 407 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 7204 days ago · 605 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 7204 days ago · 663 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.5295 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7193 days ago · 648 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.1282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7263 days ago · 527 km deep · 84 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ez7d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:11 PM UTC.