Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, May 10, 2007, 10:49 AM GMT+13 (21:49 UTC), 300 km (186 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. 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
2007-05-09 21:49:25 UTC
Depth
300.0 km (186.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.208° S, 177.486° 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 usp000fbmx. 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
203°, 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 7082 days ago · 447 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 7070 days ago · 521 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.6Fiji region · 7058 days ago · 474 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.2255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7055 days ago · 283 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.1288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7053 days ago · 500 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 7052 days ago · 590 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 7039 days ago · 577 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 7032 days ago · 574 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 7030 days ago · 640 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 7085 days ago · 553 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 7090 days ago · 550 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.7Fiji region · 7092 days ago · 500 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 7092 days ago · 554 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 7095 days ago · 532 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 7095 days ago · 376 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 7105 days ago · 470 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 7106 days ago · 448 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 7106 days ago · 563 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.1294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7108 days ago · 587 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.7291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7110 days ago · 443 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbmx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.