Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 257 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 257 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Sep 22, 2006, 2:21 AM GMT+12 (14:21 UTC), 546 km (339 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 241 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-09-21 14:21:57 UTC
Depth
545.7 km (339.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.924° S, 178.260° 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 usp000eth7. 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
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7316 days ago · 565 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.5239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7316 days ago · 519 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7314 days ago · 530 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 3.9249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7313 days ago · 468 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7313 days ago · 522 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.7284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7310 days ago · 600 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7310 days ago · 625 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.9282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7307 days ago · 556 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.9268 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7306 days ago · 646 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.5200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7305 days ago · 511 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7302 days ago · 582 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.9267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7302 days ago · 697 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.2246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7299 days ago · 553 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 7294 days ago · 600 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.0218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7292 days ago · 600 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.4229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7291 days ago · 578 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 7290 days ago · 446 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7284 days ago · 480 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 4.4228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7279 days ago · 602 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 4.5197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7279 days ago · 610 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 7278 days ago · 421 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 4.3189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7278 days ago · 462 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 3.9257 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7273 days ago · 589 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 4.4228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7273 days ago · 583 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 4.3200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7273 days ago · 513 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 4.6Fiji region · 7272 days ago · 581 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 4.2213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7272 days ago · 560 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 4.0237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7272 days ago · 594 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 4.5235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7272 days ago · 588 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 4.3210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7272 days ago · 654 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 4.6275 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7271 days ago · 460 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 3.8222 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 7271 days ago · 500 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 4.4202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7271 days ago · 531 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 4.7230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7271 days ago · 488 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 4.3228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7270 days ago · 575 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7266 days ago · 573 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 4.0239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7265 days ago · 572 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7264 days ago · 589 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 5.5241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7263 days ago · 588 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 4.4200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7256 days ago · 607 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7318 days ago · 548 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.4218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7318 days ago · 548 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.5220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7321 days ago · 496 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.0236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7323 days ago · 600 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7329 days ago · 597 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.3221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7330 days ago · 600 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 5.4297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7331 days ago · 551 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.9204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7333 days ago · 541 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7334 days ago · 554 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.5227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7334 days ago · 551 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.3244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7335 days ago · 491 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.4184 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7339 days ago · 559 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.7202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7342 days ago · 530 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 7344 days ago · 553 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 4.8206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7346 days ago · 524 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7346 days ago · 523 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 5.2209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7346 days ago · 565 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 4.2242 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7346 days ago · 612 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eth7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.