Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Nov 6, 2007, 4:17 PM GMT+13 (03:17 UTC), 553 km (344 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-11-06 03:17:00 UTC
Depth
553.0 km (343.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.016° S, 178.285° 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 usp000fs1j. 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
134°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.7Fiji region · 6893 days ago · 528 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6893 days ago · 361 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 6890 days ago · 524 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 6888 days ago · 510 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 5.3Fiji region · 6884 days ago · 562 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 6877 days ago · 499 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6872 days ago · 544 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 6870 days ago · 524 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6867 days ago · 526 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 6863 days ago · 406 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.8Fiji region · 6858 days ago · 614 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.0296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6856 days ago · 600 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 6855 days ago · 556 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6851 days ago · 498 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6908 days ago · 500 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 6909 days ago · 542 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.4282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6912 days ago · 560 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.9284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6915 days ago · 444 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.9Fiji region · 6915 days ago · 670 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.2286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6918 days ago · 463 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.6293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6925 days ago · 519 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 6928 days ago · 494 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 6928 days ago · 591 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fs1j. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.