Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 184 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 184 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Aug 30, 2006, 3:29 PM GMT+12 (03:29 UTC), 559 km (347 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 227 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-30 03:29:59 UTC
Depth
558.9 km (347.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.193° S, 178.944° 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 usp000es2n. 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
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7335 days ago · 491 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.5227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7334 days ago · 551 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7334 days ago · 554 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.9204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7333 days ago · 541 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.3221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7330 days ago · 600 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7329 days ago · 597 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.0236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7323 days ago · 600 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.5220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7321 days ago · 496 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.4218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7318 days ago · 548 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7318 days ago · 548 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.2257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7316 days ago · 546 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.8227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7316 days ago · 565 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.5239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7316 days ago · 519 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7314 days ago · 530 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 3.9249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7313 days ago · 468 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7313 days ago · 522 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.9268 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7306 days ago · 646 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.5200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7305 days ago · 511 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7303 days ago · 582 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.9267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7302 days ago · 697 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 4.2246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7299 days ago · 553 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 4.0218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7292 days ago · 600 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 4.4229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7291 days ago · 578 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 7290 days ago · 446 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 3.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7284 days ago · 480 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 4.4228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7279 days ago · 602 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 4.5197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7279 days ago · 610 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.7202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7342 days ago · 530 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.8206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7346 days ago · 524 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7346 days ago · 523 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 5.2209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7346 days ago · 565 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.2242 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7346 days ago · 612 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7349 days ago · 536 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.4211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7352 days ago · 609 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7353 days ago · 624 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7356 days ago · 567 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.0247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7359 days ago · 608 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.5236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7362 days ago · 588 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.7187 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7366 days ago · 527 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.1201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7368 days ago · 495 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000es2n. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.