Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Oct 14, 2007, 9:12 AM GMT+13 (20:12 UTC), 528 km (328 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-10-13 20:12:57 UTC
Depth
528.4 km (328.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.236° S, 177.516° 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 usp000fqfv. 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
160°
Stations used
18

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6925 days ago · 519 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.2286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6918 days ago · 463 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.0289 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6916 days ago · 265 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 6914 days ago · 544 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.4282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6912 days ago · 560 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 6893 days ago · 383 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.7Fiji region · 6893 days ago · 528 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 6892 days ago · 543 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 6889 days ago · 524 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 6885 days ago · 562 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 5.3Fiji region · 6883 days ago · 562 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 6877 days ago · 499 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 6929 days ago · 620 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 6935 days ago · 343 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.8288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6937 days ago · 351 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 6946 days ago · 601 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.0286 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6954 days ago · 355 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.4288 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6957 days ago · 500 km deep · 38 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fqfv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.