Fiji earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Mar 26, 2008, 1:07 AM GMT+12 (13:07 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 193 km ENE 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
2008-03-25 13:07:20 UTC
Depth
600.0 km (372.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.471° S, 178.921° 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 usp000g2bc. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6752 days ago · 515 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.7218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6749 days ago · 616 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.4219 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6744 days ago · 494 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.7226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6743 days ago · 619 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.9211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6742 days ago · 600 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 6.3193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6740 days ago · 554 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.4193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6737 days ago · 493 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.8222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6733 days ago · 600 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6733 days ago · 579 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6733 days ago · 563 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.1220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6727 days ago · 600 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.1189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6726 days ago · 501 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.3134 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6722 days ago · 606 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.6228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6721 days ago · 572 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.5165 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 6720 days ago · 366 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.8222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6716 days ago · 534 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.6122 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6714 days ago · 671 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 4.1210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6712 days ago · 544 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 4.2198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6712 days ago · 592 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.1223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6711 days ago · 589 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 4.3237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6708 days ago · 610 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 3.6203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6705 days ago · 568 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.1217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6768 days ago · 638 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6768 days ago · 567 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.1233 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6772 days ago · 500 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.1236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6778 days ago · 580 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.0212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6780 days ago · 597 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.4224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6785 days ago · 600 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.3220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6787 days ago · 599 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.9237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6789 days ago · 583 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g2bc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC.