M4.5 earthquake 272 km SE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 272 km SE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Feb 16, 2006, 1:32 PM GMT+12 (01:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-02-16 01:32:47 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.985° S, 179.067° 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 usp000ea4q. 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
- 193°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1Fiji region · 7532 days ago · 583 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 7529 days ago · 600 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 7506 days ago · 662 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.2257 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7505 days ago · 670 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.0Fiji region · 7505 days ago · 555 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ea4q. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.