Fiji earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Sep 29, 2007, 12:44 AM GMT+13 (11:44 UTC), 548 km (341 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-09-28 11:44:21 UTC
Depth
548.1 km (340.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.905° S, 178.243° 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 usp000fpc3. 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.

Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
107

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 6942 days ago · 524 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6940 days ago · 531 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.8288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6938 days ago · 351 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 6936 days ago · 343 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 6928 days ago · 591 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 6928 days ago · 494 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.6293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6926 days ago · 519 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.2286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6918 days ago · 463 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.9Fiji region · 6915 days ago · 670 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.9284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6915 days ago · 444 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.4282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6912 days ago · 560 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 6909 days ago · 542 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6908 days ago · 500 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 6905 days ago · 553 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.7Fiji region · 6893 days ago · 528 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6893 days ago · 361 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 6890 days ago · 524 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 6889 days ago · 510 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 5.3Fiji region · 6884 days ago · 562 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 6947 days ago · 494 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.8287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6947 days ago · 535 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.0286 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6955 days ago · 355 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.4288 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6957 days ago · 500 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 6960 days ago · 547 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 6965 days ago · 540 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 6965 days ago · 532 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.6290 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 6966 days ago · 650 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.1291 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6966 days ago · 509 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 6968 days ago · 588 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 6973 days ago · 328 km deep · 82 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fpc3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.