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M3.9 earthquake 292 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 292 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Oct 8, 2006, 5:38 PM GMT+12 (05:38 UTC), 451 km (280 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-08 05:38:06 UTC
Depth
450.7 km (280.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.251° S, 178.207° 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 usp000eupj. 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
141°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 7295 days ago · 600 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.9Fiji region · 7293 days ago · 569 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 7286 days ago · 404 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.7285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7285 days ago · 523 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 7283 days ago · 100 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 7279 days ago · 421 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 7273 days ago · 527 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.6275 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7272 days ago · 460 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.0292 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7265 days ago · 599 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.1282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7264 days ago · 527 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.2271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7257 days ago · 541 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.6283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7256 days ago · 550 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.6285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7254 days ago · 545 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.2288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7253 days ago · 620 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 7243 days ago · 544 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 7242 days ago · 621 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.9267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7303 days ago · 697 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.9268 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7307 days ago · 646 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eupj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:57 PM UTC.