Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 231 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 231 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Jul 27, 2006, 5:06 AM GMT+12 (17:06 UTC), 587 km (365 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 297 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
2006-07-26 17:06:05 UTC
Depth
587.1 km (364.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.997° S, 178.494° 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 usp000epmx. 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
139°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7374 days ago · 554 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.1200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7374 days ago · 542 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.9236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7372 days ago · 551 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.1201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7369 days ago · 495 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.7187 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7367 days ago · 527 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.5236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7362 days ago · 588 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.3295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7362 days ago · 602 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.0247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7360 days ago · 608 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.0214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 7358 days ago · 438 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7357 days ago · 567 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7353 days ago · 624 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.4211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7353 days ago · 609 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7350 days ago · 536 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.2242 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7347 days ago · 612 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 5.2209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7347 days ago · 565 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7347 days ago · 523 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.8206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7347 days ago · 524 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 7345 days ago · 553 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.7202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7343 days ago · 530 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.4184 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7340 days ago · 559 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 4.3244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7336 days ago · 491 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 4.5227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7335 days ago · 551 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 3.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7335 days ago · 554 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 3.9204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7334 days ago · 541 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 5.4297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7332 days ago · 551 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 4.3221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7331 days ago · 600 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7330 days ago · 597 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 4.0236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7324 days ago · 600 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 4.5220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7322 days ago · 496 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 4.4218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7319 days ago · 548 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7319 days ago · 548 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 4.2257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7317 days ago · 546 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 4.8227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7317 days ago · 565 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 4.5239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7317 days ago · 519 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7315 days ago · 530 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 3.9249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7314 days ago · 468 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7314 days ago · 522 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.4226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7375 days ago · 577 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 5.8220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7377 days ago · 587 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.1196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7378 days ago · 514 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.3229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7386 days ago · 566 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 4.6259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7387 days ago · 517 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.0282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7390 days ago · 659 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7393 days ago · 570 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.0254 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7394 days ago · 538 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7397 days ago · 626 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.5216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7402 days ago · 517 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7403 days ago · 549 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000epmx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC.