Fiji earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Mar 27, 2006, 11:44 AM GMT+12 (23:44 UTC), 500 km (311 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
2006-03-26 23:44:55 UTC
Depth
500.0 km (310.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.159° S, 177.594° 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 usp000ed16. 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
229°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7487 days ago · 548 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7486 days ago · 580 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7486 days ago · 558 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 7484 days ago · 579 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.9Fiji region · 7482 days ago · 445 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.8Fiji region · 7482 days ago · 570 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.0288 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7480 days ago · 350 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7479 days ago · 484 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 7477 days ago · 551 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 7475 days ago · 537 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.7234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7475 days ago · 566 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7471 days ago · 608 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 5.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7470 days ago · 514 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.9245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7468 days ago · 500 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7456 days ago · 578 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.1232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7451 days ago · 546 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 7443 days ago · 621 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7501 days ago · 435 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.1290 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7501 days ago · 507 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 7501 days ago · 591 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 7505 days ago · 575 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.6233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7517 days ago · 553 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 5.5240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7521 days ago · 612 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7525 days ago · 631 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 7525 days ago · 550 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ed16. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:59 AM UTC.