Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Apr 8, 2006, 7:39 PM GMT+12 (07:39 UTC), 579 km (359 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-04-08 07:39:56 UTC
Depth
578.5 km (359.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.438° S, 177.737° 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 usp000edy3. 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
189°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.6Fiji region · 7483 days ago · 350 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.8Fiji region · 7482 days ago · 570 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7480 days ago · 484 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 7478 days ago · 562 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 7477 days ago · 551 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 7475 days ago · 537 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.7234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7475 days ago · 566 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7471 days ago · 608 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 5.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7471 days ago · 514 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 7469 days ago · 569 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.9245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7468 days ago · 500 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7456 days ago · 578 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.1232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7452 days ago · 546 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 7448 days ago · 555 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7448 days ago · 617 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 7443 days ago · 621 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 3.8Fiji region · 7437 days ago · 466 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 4.6Fiji region · 7433 days ago · 602 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.8Fiji region · 7431 days ago · 560 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.9234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7430 days ago · 600 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7426 days ago · 393 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7486 days ago · 558 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7486 days ago · 580 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.6286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7488 days ago · 548 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.9Fiji region · 7497 days ago · 500 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7501 days ago · 435 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.1290 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7501 days ago · 507 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 7501 days ago · 591 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 7505 days ago · 575 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.9Fiji region · 7510 days ago · 580 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000edy3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC.