Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Dec 29, 2006, 8:10 PM GMT+13 (07:10 UTC), 565 km (351 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 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
2006-12-29 07:10:31 UTC
Depth
564.6 km (350.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.785° S, 178.569° 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 usp000f18e. 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
140°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 7207 days ago · 620 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 7201 days ago · 665 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 7198 days ago · 652 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 7195 days ago · 622 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 7184 days ago · 580 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.6297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7178 days ago · 554 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 5.3Fiji region · 7177 days ago · 618 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 7175 days ago · 577 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 7173 days ago · 597 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 7159 days ago · 499 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 3.9Fiji region · 7221 days ago · 614 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 7223 days ago · 581 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 7224 days ago · 589 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 7224 days ago · 522 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 7230 days ago · 531 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7231 days ago · 580 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.7294 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7232 days ago · 654 km deep · 80 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f18e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.