Fiji earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Aug 28, 2007, 4:58 AM GMT+13 (15:58 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-08-27 15:58:53 UTC
Depth
600.0 km (372.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.703° S, 178.826° 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 usp000fku0. 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
140°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1291 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6966 days ago · 509 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.6290 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 6965 days ago · 650 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 6964 days ago · 540 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 6959 days ago · 547 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 6947 days ago · 494 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 6941 days ago · 524 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 6940 days ago · 578 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 6937 days ago · 607 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 6927 days ago · 591 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 6921 days ago · 457 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 6977 days ago · 608 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 6978 days ago · 569 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.9Fiji region · 6983 days ago · 545 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 6985 days ago · 505 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 6987 days ago · 556 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 6988 days ago · 545 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 6992 days ago · 607 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 6998 days ago · 301 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.4299 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 7002 days ago · 684 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 7002 days ago · 602 km deep · 63 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fku0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.