Fiji earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 294 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 294 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Dec 22, 2008, 2:18 AM GMT+12 (14:18 UTC), 493 km (306 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 214 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
2008-12-21 14:18:46 UTC
Depth
493.1 km (306.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.611° S, 177.947° 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 usp000gr46. 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
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
182°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6492 days ago · 513 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.2275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6492 days ago · 400 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.9217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6491 days ago · 564 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.0239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6488 days ago · 500 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6487 days ago · 588 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.4249 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6486 days ago · 588 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.2240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6473 days ago · 566 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 5.8223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6458 days ago · 580 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 5.9214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6458 days ago · 601 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.7239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6456 days ago · 537 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.4201 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6452 days ago · 572 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6451 days ago · 597 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 3.6239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6496 days ago · 622 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 5.8247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6498 days ago · 530 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.4296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6504 days ago · 610 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.4216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6506 days ago · 558 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.6222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6509 days ago · 543 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.0225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6513 days ago · 606 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.6226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6514 days ago · 601 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.0233 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6515 days ago · 599 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.9215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6517 days ago · 559 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.0255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6518 days ago · 566 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 6521 days ago · 556 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.9222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6521 days ago · 498 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.9221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6523 days ago · 586 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6523 days ago · 564 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6523 days ago · 507 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.5225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6524 days ago · 548 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gr46. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:16 PM UTC.