Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 4, 2007, 7:13 PM GMT+12 (07:13 UTC), 576 km (358 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 270 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2007-08-04 07:13:24 UTC
Depth
575.7 km (357.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.251° S, 177.720° 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 usp000fhuu. 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
146°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 6992 days ago · 325 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.6242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6992 days ago · 493 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.9291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6988 days ago · 456 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.6288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6988 days ago · 568 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 6984 days ago · 466 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6981 days ago · 312 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.0254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6978 days ago · 566 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6969 days ago · 586 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 6969 days ago · 611 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6957 days ago · 436 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.9270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6949 days ago · 540 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6948 days ago · 590 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.0257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6947 days ago · 550 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 6946 days ago · 601 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7004 days ago · 567 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 7006 days ago · 483 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 7008 days ago · 293 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 7011 days ago · 599 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7012 days ago · 408 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7014 days ago · 602 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 7014 days ago · 419 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.1263 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7017 days ago · 553 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 7024 days ago · 536 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7027 days ago · 507 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fhuu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:01 PM UTC.