Fiji earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Nov 18, 2007, 10:48 AM GMT+13 (21:48 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
3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-11-17 21:48:43 UTC
Depth
528.4 km (328.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.760° S, 177.886° 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 usp000fst7. 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
126°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6893 days ago · 361 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 6889 days ago · 524 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 6888 days ago · 510 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 6885 days ago · 562 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 5.3Fiji region · 6883 days ago · 562 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 6877 days ago · 499 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6871 days ago · 544 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 6870 days ago · 524 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6867 days ago · 526 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.0296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6856 days ago · 600 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6851 days ago · 498 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.0287 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6847 days ago · 569 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.2299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6844 days ago · 552 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 6842 days ago · 258 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 6842 days ago · 612 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 6840 days ago · 316 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 4.9Fiji region · 6840 days ago · 566 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.2236 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6838 days ago · 524 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 6834 days ago · 520 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6833 days ago · 539 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 6893 days ago · 383 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 6905 days ago · 553 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6908 days ago · 500 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 6908 days ago · 542 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.4282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6912 days ago · 560 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.9284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6915 days ago · 444 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.2286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6918 days ago · 463 km deep · 36 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fst7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.