Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Aug 5, 2007, 2:43 AM GMT+13 (13:43 UTC), 301 km (187 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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 13:43:38 UTC
Depth
300.5 km (186.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.328° S, 178.120° 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 usp000fhvk. 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
128°
Stations used
118

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0223 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6997 days ago · 411 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.1254 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6995 days ago · 500 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 6988 days ago · 545 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 6987 days ago · 556 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 5.7294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6979 days ago · 554 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.2292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6979 days ago · 499 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 6978 days ago · 569 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 6977 days ago · 608 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.1275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6976 days ago · 302 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.6Fiji region · 6975 days ago · 600 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 6967 days ago · 588 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.1291 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6966 days ago · 509 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.6290 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 6965 days ago · 650 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 6964 days ago · 540 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 6959 days ago · 547 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6955 days ago · 452 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 4.0286 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6954 days ago · 355 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.8287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6947 days ago · 535 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.7Fiji region · 6947 days ago · 494 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 5.0Fiji region · 6943 days ago · 548 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 4.6Fiji region · 6941 days ago · 524 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 4.1225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6941 days ago · 482 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 6940 days ago · 578 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 4.0281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6940 days ago · 351 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6939 days ago · 531 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6999 days ago · 462 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 7006 days ago · 580 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 5.3Fiji region · 7007 days ago · 571 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 5.7Fiji region · 7007 days ago · 567 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 7011 days ago · 417 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.2288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7015 days ago · 510 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 7023 days ago · 565 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 7023 days ago · 565 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.2281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7024 days ago · 500 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 7026 days ago · 562 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 7026 days ago · 569 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fhvk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.