Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 6:18 AM GMT+12 (18:18 UTC), 553 km (344 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 297 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-24 18:18:11 UTC
Depth
553.0 km (343.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.303° S, 177.763° 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 usp000ernt. 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
138°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7336 days ago · 491 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 5.4297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7331 days ago · 551 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7329 days ago · 597 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7318 days ago · 548 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.2257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7317 days ago · 546 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.8227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7316 days ago · 565 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.5239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7316 days ago · 519 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.9249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7314 days ago · 468 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7314 days ago · 522 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.7Fiji region · 7314 days ago · 315 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.7284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7311 days ago · 600 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7311 days ago · 625 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.9282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7307 days ago · 556 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.9268 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7306 days ago · 646 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7303 days ago · 582 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.9267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7302 days ago · 697 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.2246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7300 days ago · 553 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 7294 days ago · 600 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 4.0218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7293 days ago · 600 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 4.4229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7291 days ago · 578 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 7291 days ago · 446 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 3.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7285 days ago · 480 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.2242 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7347 days ago · 612 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7350 days ago · 536 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.8Fiji region · 7350 days ago · 577 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7353 days ago · 624 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 7356 days ago · 629 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.0247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7359 days ago · 608 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.3295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7361 days ago · 602 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.5236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7362 days ago · 588 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 7363 days ago · 557 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.9236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7372 days ago · 551 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.1231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7374 days ago · 587 km deep · 84 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ernt. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.