Fiji earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 226 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 226 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Apr 5, 2006, 1:31 AM GMT+12 (13:31 UTC), 526 km (327 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
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-04-04 13:31:25 UTC
Depth
526.4 km (327.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.893° S, 178.555° 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 usp000edpb. 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

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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7488 days ago · 548 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7487 days ago · 580 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7487 days ago · 558 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.6216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7486 days ago · 507 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7485 days ago · 574 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 4.1236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7483 days ago · 500 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.0288 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7481 days ago · 350 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7480 days ago · 484 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.7234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7475 days ago · 566 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7472 days ago · 608 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 5.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7471 days ago · 514 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.9245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7469 days ago · 500 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.1239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7465 days ago · 495 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.2173 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7464 days ago · 680 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.3205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7463 days ago · 488 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7456 days ago · 578 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.1232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7452 days ago · 546 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 4.0208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7450 days ago · 539 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7448 days ago · 617 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 4.7194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7444 days ago · 500 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 4.4211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7437 days ago · 529 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 7434 days ago · 602 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 3.8Fiji region · 7432 days ago · 560 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7431 days ago · 524 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 3.9234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7431 days ago · 600 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 4.0203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7430 days ago · 505 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.1218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7492 days ago · 584 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 5.6192 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7496 days ago · 538 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.7216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7501 days ago · 532 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7501 days ago · 435 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.3250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7502 days ago · 593 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.9219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7516 days ago · 541 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.6233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7517 days ago · 553 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000edpb. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC.