Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Mar 22, 2006, 9:31 AM GMT+12 (21:31 UTC), 593 km (368 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-21 21:31:27 UTC
Depth
592.9 km (368.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.493° S, 178.396° 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 usp000ecnu. 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
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7501 days ago · 532 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 5.6192 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7496 days ago · 538 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.1218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7492 days ago · 584 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.8226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7489 days ago · 526 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7487 days ago · 580 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7487 days ago · 558 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.6216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7486 days ago · 507 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7486 days ago · 574 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.9Fiji region · 7483 days ago · 445 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.1236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7483 days ago · 500 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.0288 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7481 days ago · 350 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7480 days ago · 484 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.7234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7476 days ago · 566 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.9245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7469 days ago · 500 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.1239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7466 days ago · 495 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 4.2173 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7464 days ago · 680 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.3205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7463 days ago · 488 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7457 days ago · 578 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.1232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7452 days ago · 546 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 4.0208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7451 days ago · 539 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7448 days ago · 617 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 4.7194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7445 days ago · 500 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.9219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7516 days ago · 541 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.6233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7518 days ago · 553 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7521 days ago · 598 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 5.5240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7522 days ago · 612 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.6233 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7524 days ago · 515 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7526 days ago · 631 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 7526 days ago · 200 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecnu. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:07 AM UTC.