Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Nov 19, 2007, 8:23 AM GMT+13 (19:23 UTC), 543 km (337 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
2007-11-18 19:23:26 UTC
Depth
542.7 km (337.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.802° S, 177.739° 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 usp000fsv8. 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
135°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 6889 days ago · 524 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 6885 days ago · 562 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 6885 days ago · 532 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 5.3Fiji region · 6883 days ago · 562 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 6877 days ago · 499 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.5256 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 6857 days ago · 544 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 6848 days ago · 611 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.0287 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6847 days ago · 569 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 5.2282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6843 days ago · 508 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 6842 days ago · 258 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 6840 days ago · 316 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.9Fiji region · 6840 days ago · 566 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.6271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6837 days ago · 546 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 6834 days ago · 520 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6833 days ago · 600 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 6893 days ago · 383 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.2299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6897 days ago · 557 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 6914 days ago · 544 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.0289 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6916 days ago · 265 km deep · 85 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fsv8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.