Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jul 20, 2007, 4:52 AM GMT+12 (16:52 UTC), 419 km (260 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-07-19 16:52:28 UTC
Depth
418.7 km (260.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.495° S, 177.754° 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 usp000fgn8. 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
72°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7014 days ago · 602 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7012 days ago · 408 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 7011 days ago · 599 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 7006 days ago · 483 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 6998 days ago · 576 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.9291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6988 days ago · 456 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.6288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6988 days ago · 568 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 6984 days ago · 466 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6981 days ago · 312 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 6977 days ago · 543 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 6972 days ago · 328 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6969 days ago · 586 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 6969 days ago · 611 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 6965 days ago · 532 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6957 days ago · 436 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.1263 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7017 days ago · 553 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 7019 days ago · 547 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 7024 days ago · 536 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 7030 days ago · 640 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 7039 days ago · 577 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.0286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7041 days ago · 522 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fgn8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC.