Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Dec 6, 2006, 1:37 AM GMT+13 (12:37 UTC), 621 km (386 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-05 12:37:26 UTC
Depth
621.3 km (386.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.898° S, 178.222° 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 usp000ezk2. 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
148°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7238 days ago · 534 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.7294 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7232 days ago · 654 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7231 days ago · 580 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 7230 days ago · 531 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7229 days ago · 526 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 7224 days ago · 522 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 7224 days ago · 589 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7224 days ago · 513 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.7266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7209 days ago · 468 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 7207 days ago · 620 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.2251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7202 days ago · 496 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 7201 days ago · 665 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.4257 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7200 days ago · 482 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.0270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7189 days ago · 504 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 7184 days ago · 580 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 7242 days ago · 544 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.3274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7244 days ago · 329 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.7272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7249 days ago · 492 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.2288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7252 days ago · 620 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.6285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7252 days ago · 545 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.6283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7254 days ago · 550 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 7255 days ago · 673 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.1282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7262 days ago · 527 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.0292 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7263 days ago · 599 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 7263 days ago · 573 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 5.3288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7265 days ago · 488 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.7297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7265 days ago · 468 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 7269 days ago · 582 km deep · 100 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ezk2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.