Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Sep 8, 2007, 3:47 AM GMT+13 (14:47 UTC), 540 km (336 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 232 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
2007-09-07 14:47:43 UTC
Depth
540.1 km (335.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.796° S, 178.201° 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 usp000fmmw. 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
135°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 6959 days ago · 547 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6955 days ago · 452 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.8287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6947 days ago · 535 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 6947 days ago · 494 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 5.0Fiji region · 6943 days ago · 548 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 6941 days ago · 524 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 6940 days ago · 578 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.0281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6940 days ago · 351 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6939 days ago · 531 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 5.7232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6933 days ago · 338 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.4225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6933 days ago · 301 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 6927 days ago · 591 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 6927 days ago · 494 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.6293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6925 days ago · 519 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 6921 days ago · 457 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.9Fiji region · 6915 days ago · 670 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.9284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6914 days ago · 444 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 5.4Fiji region · 6914 days ago · 616 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 4.4282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6912 days ago · 560 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 6908 days ago · 542 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6908 days ago · 500 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 6904 days ago · 553 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.1291 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6966 days ago · 509 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.6Fiji region · 6975 days ago · 600 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 6978 days ago · 608 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 6978 days ago · 569 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.2292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6979 days ago · 499 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.9Fiji region · 6983 days ago · 545 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 6985 days ago · 505 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 6987 days ago · 556 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 6988 days ago · 545 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 6992 days ago · 607 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 6994 days ago · 500 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fmmw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.