Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 284 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 284 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Sep 28, 2006, 3:50 AM GMT+12 (15:50 UTC), 600 km (373 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
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-09-27 15:50:05 UTC
Depth
600.1 km (372.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.262° S, 177.998° 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 usp000etxp. 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
41°
Stations used
174

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7310 days ago · 625 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 4.9282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7307 days ago · 556 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.9268 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7306 days ago · 646 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7302 days ago · 582 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.9267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7301 days ago · 697 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.2246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7299 days ago · 553 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 7294 days ago · 600 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.0218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7292 days ago · 600 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.4229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7291 days ago · 578 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 7290 days ago · 446 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7284 days ago · 480 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 7282 days ago · 100 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.4228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7279 days ago · 602 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 7278 days ago · 421 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.4228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7273 days ago · 583 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 7272 days ago · 581 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.0237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7271 days ago · 594 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 4.5235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7271 days ago · 588 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 4.3210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7271 days ago · 654 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 4.6275 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7271 days ago · 460 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 4.3228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7270 days ago · 575 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7265 days ago · 573 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 4.0239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7265 days ago · 572 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7264 days ago · 589 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 5.5241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7263 days ago · 588 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 4.2271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7256 days ago · 541 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 4.7268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7256 days ago · 527 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7313 days ago · 522 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.9249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7313 days ago · 468 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7314 days ago · 530 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.5239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7316 days ago · 519 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.8227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7316 days ago · 565 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.2257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7316 days ago · 546 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7318 days ago · 548 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.4218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7318 days ago · 548 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.0236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7323 days ago · 600 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7329 days ago · 597 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 5.4297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7331 days ago · 551 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7334 days ago · 554 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.5227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7334 days ago · 551 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.3244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7335 days ago · 491 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000etxp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:11 PM UTC.