Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 275 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 275 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Nov 6, 2006, 5:12 AM GMT+12 (17:12 UTC), 460 km (286 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-11-05 17:12:02 UTC
Depth
459.8 km (285.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.597° S, 178.140° 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 usp000ewpf. 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
123°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7267 days ago · 573 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.0239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7266 days ago · 572 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 5.5241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7264 days ago · 588 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.2271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7257 days ago · 541 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.3227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7251 days ago · 648 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.5282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7248 days ago · 600 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.4229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7246 days ago · 567 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 7243 days ago · 544 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.0259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7242 days ago · 555 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 5.5291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7238 days ago · 572 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7223 days ago · 566 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.3210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7273 days ago · 654 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.5235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7273 days ago · 588 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.0237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7273 days ago · 594 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 7273 days ago · 581 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.4228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7274 days ago · 583 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 7279 days ago · 421 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.4228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7280 days ago · 602 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 7283 days ago · 100 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 7286 days ago · 404 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 7291 days ago · 446 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.4229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7292 days ago · 578 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.0218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7293 days ago · 600 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 7295 days ago · 600 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.2246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7300 days ago · 553 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 3.9292 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7301 days ago · 451 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ewpf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC.