Fiji earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, May 31, 2007, 3:46 PM GMT+13 (02:46 UTC), 507 km (315 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
3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-05-31 02:46:33 UTC
Depth
506.6 km (314.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.432° S, 178.661° 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 usp000fd30. 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
134°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 7060 days ago · 637 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 7058 days ago · 580 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 7053 days ago · 507 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 5.3280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7052 days ago · 509 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.9Fiji region · 7049 days ago · 600 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 7046 days ago · 617 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 7046 days ago · 600 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 7033 days ago · 571 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 7029 days ago · 506 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 7029 days ago · 557 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 7026 days ago · 569 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 5.3Fiji region · 7008 days ago · 446 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 5.3Fiji region · 7007 days ago · 571 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.1294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7072 days ago · 562 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 7078 days ago · 623 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 7081 days ago · 546 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 5.5Fiji region · 7081 days ago · 604 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 7084 days ago · 579 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 5.7Fiji region · 7087 days ago · 550 km deep · 25 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fd30. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.