Fiji earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 138 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 138 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Nov 6, 2005, 9:12 PM GMT+12 (09:12 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 237 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-11-06 09:12:16 UTC
Depth
600.0 km (372.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.072° S, 179.379° 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 usp000e3md. 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
122°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7636 days ago · 551 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.0198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7636 days ago · 497 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.8211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7635 days ago · 550 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.9212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7631 days ago · 643 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7629 days ago · 568 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7623 days ago · 575 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.2207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7618 days ago · 524 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7616 days ago · 578 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.8237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7614 days ago · 566 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.3234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7611 days ago · 590 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.2204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7607 days ago · 532 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.1197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7606 days ago · 516 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.5235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7604 days ago · 527 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.5218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7604 days ago · 551 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.4221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7604 days ago · 609 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.7216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7600 days ago · 543 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7581 days ago · 549 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.5216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7580 days ago · 460 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.6224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7642 days ago · 563 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.2222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7644 days ago · 522 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.5207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7654 days ago · 514 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.2189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7655 days ago · 596 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7662 days ago · 578 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7663 days ago · 573 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.0225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7665 days ago · 596 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.9203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7667 days ago · 508 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e3md. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.