Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Aug 9, 2007, 8:11 AM GMT+13 (19:11 UTC), 500 km (311 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-08-08 19:11:08 UTC
Depth
500.0 km (310.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.592° S, 178.535° 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 usp000fj6z. 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
262°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 6992 days ago · 607 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 6987 days ago · 556 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.1295 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6986 days ago · 300 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 6985 days ago · 505 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.9Fiji region · 6984 days ago · 545 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 6982 days ago · 348 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 6978 days ago · 569 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 6964 days ago · 540 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 6952 days ago · 557 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 6940 days ago · 578 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.0281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6940 days ago · 351 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 6937 days ago · 607 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 6996 days ago · 575 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 5.6Fiji region · 7000 days ago · 618 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 7002 days ago · 602 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 5.3Fiji region · 7007 days ago · 571 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 5.3Fiji region · 7008 days ago · 446 km deep · 8 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fj6z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:16 PM UTC.