Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 277 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 277 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Jul 4, 2006, 3:08 AM GMT+12 (15:08 UTC), 626 km (389 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 220 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-07-03 15:08:26 UTC
Depth
625.8 km (388.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.255° S, 178.072° 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 usp000emup. 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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Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
104

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7394 days ago · 570 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 7391 days ago · 617 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.0282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7390 days ago · 659 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.6259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7388 days ago · 517 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.3229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7386 days ago · 566 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 5.8220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7378 days ago · 587 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.4226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7375 days ago · 577 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.1231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7375 days ago · 587 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.9236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7373 days ago · 551 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.7187 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7367 days ago · 527 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.5236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7363 days ago · 588 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.3295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7363 days ago · 602 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.0247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7361 days ago · 608 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7358 days ago · 567 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 7357 days ago · 629 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7354 days ago · 624 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.4211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7354 days ago · 609 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7351 days ago · 536 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 4.2242 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7348 days ago · 612 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 5.2209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7348 days ago · 565 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 4.8206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7348 days ago · 524 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 7346 days ago · 553 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 4.4184 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7340 days ago · 559 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7404 days ago · 549 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.6240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7409 days ago · 567 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7411 days ago · 572 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7413 days ago · 597 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.6299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7416 days ago · 623 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.8292 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7416 days ago · 586 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.3212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7416 days ago · 571 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.6231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7421 days ago · 576 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 5.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7422 days ago · 576 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7426 days ago · 393 km deep · 30 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000emup. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.