Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Oct 14, 2007, 9:32 PM GMT+13 (08:32 UTC), 494 km (307 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-10-14 08:32:58 UTC
Depth
494.1 km (307.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.278° S, 177.591° 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 usp000fqhe. 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
151°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6925 days ago · 519 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.2286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6918 days ago · 463 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.7201 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6916 days ago · 237 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.9284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6915 days ago · 444 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.4282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6912 days ago · 560 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 6908 days ago · 542 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6908 days ago · 500 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 6905 days ago · 553 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.7Fiji region · 6893 days ago · 528 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6893 days ago · 361 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 6889 days ago · 524 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 6888 days ago · 510 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 5.3Fiji region · 6883 days ago · 562 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6871 days ago · 544 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 6870 days ago · 524 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.4225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6933 days ago · 301 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 5.7232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6933 days ago · 338 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 6935 days ago · 343 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.8288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6937 days ago · 351 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6939 days ago · 531 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.0281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6940 days ago · 351 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.1225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6941 days ago · 482 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 6941 days ago · 524 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 5.0Fiji region · 6943 days ago · 548 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 6947 days ago · 494 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.8287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6947 days ago · 535 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.6200 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6953 days ago · 411 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.0286 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6954 days ago · 355 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6955 days ago · 452 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.4288 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6957 days ago · 500 km deep · 82 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fqhe. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:02 PM UTC.