Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Aug 15, 2007, 2:31 AM GMT+13 (13:31 UTC), 545 km (338 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
2007-08-14 13:31:15 UTC
Depth
544.6 km (338.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.648° S, 178.358° 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 usp000fjp4. 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
136°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 6987 days ago · 556 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 6985 days ago · 505 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.9Fiji region · 6984 days ago · 545 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.2292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6979 days ago · 499 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 6978 days ago · 569 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 6978 days ago · 608 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.6Fiji region · 6975 days ago · 600 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.1291 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6966 days ago · 509 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.6290 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 6966 days ago · 650 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 6964 days ago · 540 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 6959 days ago · 547 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6955 days ago · 452 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.8287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6947 days ago · 535 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 6947 days ago · 494 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 5.0Fiji region · 6943 days ago · 548 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 6941 days ago · 524 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 6940 days ago · 578 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 4.0281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6940 days ago · 351 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6939 days ago · 531 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 6992 days ago · 607 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.1254 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6995 days ago · 500 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 6998 days ago · 301 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6999 days ago · 462 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 7007 days ago · 580 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 5.3Fiji region · 7007 days ago · 571 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 5.7Fiji region · 7007 days ago · 567 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 7011 days ago · 417 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.2288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7015 days ago · 510 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fjp4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.