Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jan 14, 2007, 3:46 PM GMT+13 (02:46 UTC), 665 km (413 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-01-14 02:46:57 UTC
Depth
664.5 km (412.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.042° S, 178.495° 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 usp000f2gj. 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
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 7195 days ago · 622 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.0270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7189 days ago · 504 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 7184 days ago · 580 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.6297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7178 days ago · 554 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 7175 days ago · 577 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 7173 days ago · 597 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 7158 days ago · 499 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 7157 days ago · 502 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.7296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7151 days ago · 467 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 7151 days ago · 567 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 7150 days ago · 406 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.9271 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7149 days ago · 642 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 7149 days ago · 600 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.8287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7148 days ago · 489 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.9Fiji region · 7144 days ago · 469 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.3284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7143 days ago · 600 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 7143 days ago · 476 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 7142 days ago · 532 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 7207 days ago · 620 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.7266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7209 days ago · 468 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 7217 days ago · 565 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7224 days ago · 513 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 7224 days ago · 589 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 7224 days ago · 522 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7229 days ago · 526 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 7230 days ago · 531 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f2gj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.