Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Apr 28, 2006, 3:41 AM GMT+12 (15:41 UTC), 495 km (308 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-04-27 15:41:03 UTC
Depth
495.1 km (307.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.581° S, 178.486° 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 usp000efmk. 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
119°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2173 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7465 days ago · 680 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.3205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7463 days ago · 488 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7457 days ago · 578 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.1232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7452 days ago · 546 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.0208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7451 days ago · 539 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7449 days ago · 617 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.7194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7445 days ago · 500 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.4211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7437 days ago · 529 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.8Fiji region · 7432 days ago · 560 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7432 days ago · 524 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.9234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7431 days ago · 600 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.0203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7431 days ago · 505 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7427 days ago · 393 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.8158 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7426 days ago · 545 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 6.1213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7423 days ago · 564 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 5.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7423 days ago · 576 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.6231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7422 days ago · 576 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.3212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7417 days ago · 571 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 4.6299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7417 days ago · 623 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7414 days ago · 597 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7412 days ago · 572 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 4.6240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7409 days ago · 567 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 4.5229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7409 days ago · 486 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 3.9245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7469 days ago · 500 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.7234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7476 days ago · 566 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7480 days ago · 484 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.0288 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7481 days ago · 350 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.1236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7483 days ago · 500 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.9Fiji region · 7483 days ago · 445 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7486 days ago · 574 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.6216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7486 days ago · 507 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7487 days ago · 558 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7487 days ago · 580 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.6286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7488 days ago · 548 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.8226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7489 days ago · 526 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.1218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7492 days ago · 584 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000efmk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.