Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Oct 21, 2007, 12:58 AM GMT+13 (11:58 UTC), 457 km (284 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 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
2007-10-20 11:58:11 UTC
Depth
456.8 km (283.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.008° S, 178.161° 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 usp000fqyf. 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
76°
Stations used
85

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9Fiji region · 6915 days ago · 670 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 5.4Fiji region · 6914 days ago · 616 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 6908 days ago · 542 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6908 days ago · 500 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.5288 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6903 days ago · 415 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 6901 days ago · 635 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 6.3Fiji region · 6892 days ago · 558 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 6888 days ago · 510 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 6878 days ago · 603 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6871 days ago · 544 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 6870 days ago · 524 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6867 days ago · 526 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 6863 days ago · 406 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 6862 days ago · 599 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 6928 days ago · 591 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 5.7232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6933 days ago · 338 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 6937 days ago · 607 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6939 days ago · 531 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.0281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6940 days ago · 351 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 6940 days ago · 578 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 6942 days ago · 524 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 6947 days ago · 494 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.8287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6947 days ago · 535 km deep · 77 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fqyf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.