Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 228 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 228 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Oct 28, 2006, 10:33 PM GMT+12 (10:33 UTC), 602 km (374 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-28 10:33:19 UTC
Depth
602.2 km (374.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.956° S, 178.529° 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 usp000ew64. 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
67°
Stations used
97

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7281 days ago · 610 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.3189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7281 days ago · 462 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.0188 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7281 days ago · 501 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.9257 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7276 days ago · 589 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.4228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7276 days ago · 583 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.3200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7275 days ago · 513 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 7275 days ago · 581 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 4.2213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7275 days ago · 560 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.0237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7274 days ago · 594 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 4.5235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7274 days ago · 588 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 4.3210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7274 days ago · 654 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.6275 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7274 days ago · 460 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.8222 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 7274 days ago · 500 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.4202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7274 days ago · 531 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.7230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7273 days ago · 488 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.3228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7273 days ago · 575 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7268 days ago · 573 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 4.0239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7268 days ago · 572 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7267 days ago · 589 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 5.5241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7266 days ago · 588 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 4.4200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7259 days ago · 607 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 4.2271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7259 days ago · 541 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 4.7268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7258 days ago · 527 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 4.3227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7252 days ago · 648 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 4.6216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7251 days ago · 545 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 4.5282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7249 days ago · 600 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 4.4229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7248 days ago · 567 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 4.0259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7244 days ago · 555 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 4.5221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7243 days ago · 603 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 4.0213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7240 days ago · 573 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 4.7192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7240 days ago · 524 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 4.2251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7235 days ago · 529 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 5.5Fiji region · 7227 days ago · 570 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 4.6196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7225 days ago · 523 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7224 days ago · 566 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 4.0210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7222 days ago · 528 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 3.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7287 days ago · 480 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 7293 days ago · 446 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.4229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7293 days ago · 578 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 4.0218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7295 days ago · 600 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.2246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7302 days ago · 553 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.9267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7304 days ago · 697 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7305 days ago · 582 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.5200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7308 days ago · 511 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.9268 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7308 days ago · 646 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.9282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7309 days ago · 556 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ew64. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.