Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, May 11, 2007, 6:29 AM GMT+13 (17:29 UTC), 579 km (360 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-05-10 17:29:27 UTC
Depth
579.0 km (359.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.640° S, 178.407° 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 usp000fbpu. 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
137°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 7082 days ago · 447 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 7079 days ago · 623 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.1294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7073 days ago · 562 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 7072 days ago · 553 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.7Fiji region · 7064 days ago · 507 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 7061 days ago · 581 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 7058 days ago · 580 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 7058 days ago · 517 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 7053 days ago · 507 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 5.3280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7052 days ago · 509 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 7048 days ago · 515 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 7046 days ago · 617 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 7046 days ago · 600 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.4288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7043 days ago · 603 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.4295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7039 days ago · 500 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 7039 days ago · 630 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.9Fiji region · 7035 days ago · 571 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7035 days ago · 474 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 7033 days ago · 499 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 4.6Fiji region · 7029 days ago · 506 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 7029 days ago · 557 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 7027 days ago · 698 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 7026 days ago · 569 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 4.5Fiji region · 7026 days ago · 562 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 4.2281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7024 days ago · 500 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 5.7Fiji region · 7087 days ago · 550 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7090 days ago · 524 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.6261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7092 days ago · 600 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.7Fiji region · 7092 days ago · 500 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 7095 days ago · 376 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 7106 days ago · 448 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 7107 days ago · 518 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 7107 days ago · 631 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 7113 days ago · 544 km deep · 17 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbpu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.