Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jul 7, 2007, 5:19 PM GMT+12 (05:19 UTC), 698 km (433 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-07-07 05:19:59 UTC
Depth
697.6 km (433.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.474° S, 179.208° 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 usp000ffn2. 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
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 7026 days ago · 569 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 7026 days ago · 562 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 7023 days ago · 565 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 7011 days ago · 417 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 5.7Fiji region · 7007 days ago · 567 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 5.3Fiji region · 7007 days ago · 571 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 7002 days ago · 602 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.4299 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 7002 days ago · 684 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 6992 days ago · 607 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 6988 days ago · 545 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 6987 days ago · 556 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 6978 days ago · 569 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.6Fiji region · 6975 days ago · 600 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 7029 days ago · 557 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 7029 days ago · 506 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 7033 days ago · 499 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.9Fiji region · 7035 days ago · 571 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 7039 days ago · 630 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 7046 days ago · 600 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 7046 days ago · 617 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.9Fiji region · 7049 days ago · 600 km deep · 79 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ffn2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.