Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Feb 17, 2008, 8:12 AM GMT+12 (20:12 UTC), 529 km (328 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 226 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
2008-02-16 20:12:44 UTC
Depth
528.6 km (328.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.706° S, 178.769° 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 usp000fz2c. 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
76°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6797 days ago · 539 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6797 days ago · 496 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.9237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6789 days ago · 583 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.3220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6788 days ago · 599 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.4224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6785 days ago · 600 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.0272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6783 days ago · 540 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.0212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6781 days ago · 597 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.1236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6779 days ago · 580 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6777 days ago · 463 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.1233 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6773 days ago · 500 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.3282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6772 days ago · 483 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6769 days ago · 567 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.1217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6768 days ago · 638 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 3.8198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6765 days ago · 600 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.4279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6764 days ago · 592 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.6218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6752 days ago · 515 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.7218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6750 days ago · 616 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 3.6275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6748 days ago · 450 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 4.4219 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6744 days ago · 494 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 4.7226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6744 days ago · 619 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 3.9211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6743 days ago · 600 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.6270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6804 days ago · 580 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.3209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6809 days ago · 525 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.3173 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6810 days ago · 465 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.1186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6810 days ago · 559 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6812 days ago · 626 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.0209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6818 days ago · 557 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.7221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6825 days ago · 621 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.5236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6830 days ago · 531 km deep · 34 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fz2c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.