Fiji earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Sep 23, 2008, 3:42 AM GMT+12 (15:42 UTC), 613 km (381 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 266 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-22 15:42:39 UTC
Depth
612.7 km (380.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.435° S, 177.832° 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 usp000ghhp. 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
167°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 6582 days ago · 493 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 5.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6581 days ago · 571 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 6580 days ago · 588 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6578 days ago · 592 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6577 days ago · 608 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.9272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6576 days ago · 563 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.8Fiji region · 6553 days ago · 567 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.9244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6551 days ago · 636 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 6546 days ago · 579 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 6546 days ago · 582 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 6544 days ago · 643 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.4Fiji region · 6543 days ago · 584 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6542 days ago · 541 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.6Fiji region · 6541 days ago · 581 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.5276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6540 days ago · 587 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 6538 days ago · 591 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.8224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6536 days ago · 589 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 6527 days ago · 583 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 6526 days ago · 623 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 6586 days ago · 575 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.3Fiji region · 6586 days ago · 608 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.7231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6588 days ago · 597 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 6588 days ago · 604 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.8259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6589 days ago · 554 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.8242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6590 days ago · 607 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.8Fiji region · 6597 days ago · 522 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 5.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6597 days ago · 534 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.7245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6601 days ago · 527 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.0255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6603 days ago · 638 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6603 days ago · 593 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6610 days ago · 578 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.5267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6613 days ago · 633 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ghhp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.