Fiji earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 245 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 245 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Apr 24, 2006, 3:26 PM GMT+12 (03:26 UTC), 500 km (311 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-04-24 03:26:19 UTC
Depth
500.0 km (310.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.991° S, 178.369° 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 usp000efcu. 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7465 days ago · 495 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.2173 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7464 days ago · 680 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.3205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7463 days ago · 488 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7457 days ago · 578 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.1232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7452 days ago · 546 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.0208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7451 days ago · 539 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7448 days ago · 617 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.7194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7445 days ago · 500 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 7443 days ago · 621 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.4211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7437 days ago · 529 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 7434 days ago · 602 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.8Fiji region · 7432 days ago · 560 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7432 days ago · 524 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 3.9234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7431 days ago · 600 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 4.0203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7430 days ago · 505 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7427 days ago · 393 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.8158 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7426 days ago · 545 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 6.1213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7423 days ago · 564 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 5.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7423 days ago · 576 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 4.6231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7421 days ago · 576 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 4.3212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7417 days ago · 571 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 3.8292 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7417 days ago · 586 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 4.6299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7417 days ago · 623 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7414 days ago · 597 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7412 days ago · 572 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 4.6240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7409 days ago · 567 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 4.5229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7409 days ago · 486 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 5.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7471 days ago · 514 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7472 days ago · 608 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.7234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7475 days ago · 566 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7480 days ago · 484 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.0288 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7481 days ago · 350 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.1236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7483 days ago · 500 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 7485 days ago · 579 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7486 days ago · 574 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 4.6216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7486 days ago · 507 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7487 days ago · 558 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7487 days ago · 580 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.6286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7488 days ago · 548 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.8226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7489 days ago · 526 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.1218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7492 days ago · 584 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 5.6192 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7496 days ago · 538 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.9Fiji region · 7497 days ago · 500 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000efcu. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:28 AM UTC.