Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 5, 2007, 10:07 AM GMT+13 (21:07 UTC), 506 km (314 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-07-04 21:07:28 UTC
Depth
506.0 km (314.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.638° S, 178.422° 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 usp000ffgd. 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.

Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
85

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 7029 days ago · 557 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 7026 days ago · 698 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 7026 days ago · 569 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 7026 days ago · 562 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.2281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7024 days ago · 500 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 7023 days ago · 565 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 7023 days ago · 565 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.2288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7015 days ago · 510 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 7010 days ago · 417 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 5.7Fiji region · 7007 days ago · 567 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 5.3Fiji region · 7007 days ago · 571 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 7006 days ago · 580 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 7002 days ago · 602 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6999 days ago · 462 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 6998 days ago · 301 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.1254 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6995 days ago · 500 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 6992 days ago · 607 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 6988 days ago · 545 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 6987 days ago · 556 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 6985 days ago · 505 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 3.9Fiji region · 6983 days ago · 545 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 4.2292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6979 days ago · 499 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 4.6Fiji region · 6978 days ago · 569 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 6977 days ago · 608 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 3.6Fiji region · 6975 days ago · 600 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 7033 days ago · 499 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7034 days ago · 474 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.9Fiji region · 7035 days ago · 571 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 7039 days ago · 630 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.4295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7039 days ago · 500 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.4288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7042 days ago · 603 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 7046 days ago · 600 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 7046 days ago · 617 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 7047 days ago · 515 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 5.3280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7052 days ago · 509 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 7053 days ago · 507 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 7058 days ago · 517 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 7058 days ago · 580 km deep · 54 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ffgd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.