Fiji earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, May 31, 2008, 10:02 AM GMT+13 (21:02 UTC), 536 km (333 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 274 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-05-30 21:02:47 UTC
Depth
536.1 km (333.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.818° S, 177.928° 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 usp000g85e. 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
134°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6693 days ago · 592 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.8277 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 6692 days ago · 615 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.6Fiji region · 6686 days ago · 579 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.9Fiji region · 6677 days ago · 565 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.2273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6676 days ago · 533 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.8Fiji region · 6672 days ago · 561 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 6669 days ago · 569 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.9Fiji region · 6669 days ago · 445 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 6661 days ago · 564 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 6659 days ago · 566 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.8Fiji region · 6654 days ago · 578 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 6651 days ago · 573 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.8274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6648 days ago · 582 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.5260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6648 days ago · 548 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.8Fiji region · 6703 days ago · 592 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.5292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6711 days ago · 582 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.1284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6714 days ago · 606 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 6725 days ago · 560 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 6725 days ago · 559 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.6270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6728 days ago · 461 km deep · 44 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g85e. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.