Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 233 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 233 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Mar 7, 2006, 4:05 AM GMT+12 (16:05 UTC), 553 km (344 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-06 16:05:45 UTC
Depth
553.2 km (343.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.980° S, 178.479° 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 usp000ebja. 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
121°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7515 days ago · 541 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.3250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7502 days ago · 593 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.1290 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7501 days ago · 507 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7501 days ago · 435 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.7216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7501 days ago · 532 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.9Fiji region · 7496 days ago · 500 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 5.6192 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7496 days ago · 538 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.1218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7491 days ago · 584 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 3.8226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7488 days ago · 526 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.6286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7487 days ago · 548 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7486 days ago · 580 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7486 days ago · 558 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.6216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7485 days ago · 507 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7485 days ago · 574 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 7484 days ago · 579 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 4.1236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7482 days ago · 500 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 4.0288 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7480 days ago · 350 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 3.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7479 days ago · 484 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 4.7234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7475 days ago · 566 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7471 days ago · 608 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 5.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7471 days ago · 514 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 3.9245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7468 days ago · 500 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 4.1239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7465 days ago · 495 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 4.2173 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7464 days ago · 680 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 4.3205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7462 days ago · 488 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7520 days ago · 598 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 5.5240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7521 days ago · 612 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.6233 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7523 days ago · 515 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7525 days ago · 631 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 7525 days ago · 200 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 3.9133 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7527 days ago · 600 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.4151 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7527 days ago · 620 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.2180 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7532 days ago · 523 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7534 days ago · 583 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.0230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7534 days ago · 539 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.1218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7536 days ago · 554 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 3.7249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7536 days ago · 550 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.2220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7538 days ago · 512 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.4215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7539 days ago · 500 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.4221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7539 days ago · 528 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7540 days ago · 550 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.1231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7546 days ago · 555 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ebja. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:29 AM UTC.