Fiji earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 249 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 249 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Feb 15, 2006, 4:47 PM GMT+12 (04:47 UTC), 550 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 192 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
2006-02-15 04:47:57 UTC
Depth
550.0 km (341.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.835° S, 178.339° 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 usp000ea36. 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
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7536 days ago · 554 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.0230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7534 days ago · 539 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7534 days ago · 583 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.2180 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7532 days ago · 523 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.4151 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7527 days ago · 620 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 7526 days ago · 200 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7525 days ago · 631 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.6233 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7523 days ago · 515 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 5.5240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7521 days ago · 612 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7521 days ago · 598 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.6233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7517 days ago · 553 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.9219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7515 days ago · 541 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.3250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7502 days ago · 593 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7501 days ago · 435 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.7216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7501 days ago · 532 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.9Fiji region · 7497 days ago · 500 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 5.6192 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7496 days ago · 538 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.1218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7491 days ago · 584 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.8226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7488 days ago · 526 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 4.6286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7488 days ago · 548 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7486 days ago · 580 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7486 days ago · 558 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 4.6216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7485 days ago · 507 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7485 days ago · 574 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 7484 days ago · 579 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 3.9Fiji region · 7483 days ago · 445 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 4.1236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7482 days ago · 500 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 4.0288 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7481 days ago · 350 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 3.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7480 days ago · 484 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.2220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7538 days ago · 512 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.4215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7539 days ago · 500 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.4221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7539 days ago · 528 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7540 days ago · 550 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.1231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7547 days ago · 555 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.2198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7547 days ago · 546 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.3295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7547 days ago · 576 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 5.4219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7548 days ago · 573 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7549 days ago · 578 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 6.7245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7549 days ago · 598 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7553 days ago · 584 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 7553 days ago · 249 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.8229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7557 days ago · 583 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.5288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7562 days ago · 571 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 3.7202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7564 days ago · 533 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ea36. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.