Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 290 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 290 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Mar 22, 2006, 9:01 PM GMT+12 (09:01 UTC), 507 km (315 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 285 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-22 09:01:57 UTC
Depth
506.7 km (314.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.699° S, 178.017° 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 usp000ecps. 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
112°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7502 days ago · 435 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 7499 days ago · 421 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.9Fiji region · 7497 days ago · 500 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.6286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7488 days ago · 548 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7487 days ago · 580 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7487 days ago · 558 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 7485 days ago · 579 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.6Fiji region · 7484 days ago · 350 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.8Fiji region · 7483 days ago · 570 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7480 days ago · 484 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 7479 days ago · 562 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 7478 days ago · 551 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 7476 days ago · 537 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.7234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7476 days ago · 566 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7472 days ago · 608 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 5.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7471 days ago · 514 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 7470 days ago · 569 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.9245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7469 days ago · 500 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.3205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7463 days ago · 488 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7457 days ago · 578 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 4.1232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7452 days ago · 546 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 7449 days ago · 555 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7448 days ago · 617 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 7444 days ago · 621 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 7502 days ago · 591 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 7506 days ago · 575 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.9Fiji region · 7511 days ago · 580 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.6233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7518 days ago · 553 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 5.5240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7522 days ago · 612 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 7526 days ago · 200 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 7526 days ago · 550 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 7531 days ago · 560 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecps. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.