Fiji earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Mar 14, 2006, 4:51 AM GMT+13 (15:51 UTC), 580 km (361 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 285 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2006-03-13 15:51:25 UTC
Depth
580.2 km (360.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.127° S, 177.973° 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 usp000ec2w. 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
130°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 7505 days ago · 662 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 7505 days ago · 575 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7503 days ago · 633 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 7503 days ago · 543 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 7501 days ago · 591 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.1290 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7500 days ago · 507 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7500 days ago · 435 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 7498 days ago · 421 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.6286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7487 days ago · 548 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7486 days ago · 580 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 7484 days ago · 579 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.6Fiji region · 7483 days ago · 350 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.8Fiji region · 7481 days ago · 570 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 7477 days ago · 562 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 7476 days ago · 551 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 7474 days ago · 537 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.2276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7474 days ago · 555 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7471 days ago · 608 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 5.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7470 days ago · 514 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 7468 days ago · 615 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 7468 days ago · 569 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 7463 days ago · 554 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 4.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7461 days ago · 546 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7455 days ago · 578 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 7525 days ago · 550 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 7529 days ago · 560 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 7534 days ago · 536 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 7537 days ago · 566 km deep · 58 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ec2w. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.