Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 264 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 264 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Apr 6, 2006, 4:58 PM GMT+12 (04:58 UTC), 580 km (360 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
2006-04-06 04:58:41 UTC
Depth
579.7 km (360.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.373° S, 178.204° 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 usp000edtm. 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
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7487 days ago · 558 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7486 days ago · 574 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 7485 days ago · 579 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.1236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7483 days ago · 500 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.8Fiji region · 7482 days ago · 570 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7480 days ago · 484 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 7476 days ago · 537 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.7234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7476 days ago · 566 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7472 days ago · 608 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 5.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7471 days ago · 514 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.9245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7469 days ago · 500 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.1239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7466 days ago · 495 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.2173 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7464 days ago · 680 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.3205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7463 days ago · 488 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7457 days ago · 578 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.1232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7452 days ago · 546 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.0208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7451 days ago · 539 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7448 days ago · 617 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 7444 days ago · 621 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 3.8Fiji region · 7437 days ago · 466 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 4.6Fiji region · 7434 days ago · 602 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 3.8Fiji region · 7432 days ago · 560 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7432 days ago · 524 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 3.9234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7431 days ago · 600 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.6286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7488 days ago · 548 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.8226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7489 days ago · 526 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.1218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7492 days ago · 584 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.9Fiji region · 7497 days ago · 500 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7502 days ago · 435 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.1290 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7502 days ago · 507 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 7502 days ago · 591 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.3250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7502 days ago · 593 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 7506 days ago · 575 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.9Fiji region · 7511 days ago · 580 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.9219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7516 days ago · 541 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000edtm. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:41 AM UTC.