Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Dec 11, 2007, 5:39 AM GMT+13 (16:39 UTC), 524 km (326 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-12-10 16:39:51 UTC
Depth
523.9 km (325.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.188° S, 178.082° 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 usp000fu73. 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6867 days ago · 526 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 6863 days ago · 406 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.8Fiji region · 6858 days ago · 614 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.0296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6856 days ago · 600 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 6855 days ago · 556 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6851 days ago · 498 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.4253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6848 days ago · 507 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.2299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6844 days ago · 552 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 6842 days ago · 612 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 4.2236 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6838 days ago · 524 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 6834 days ago · 520 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6833 days ago · 539 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 6831 days ago · 648 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 6827 days ago · 535 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 6825 days ago · 557 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6824 days ago · 482 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 6823 days ago · 547 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 6823 days ago · 565 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 4.6292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6822 days ago · 517 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 6815 days ago · 581 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 6811 days ago · 602 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6871 days ago · 544 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 6877 days ago · 499 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 5.3Fiji region · 6883 days ago · 562 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 6888 days ago · 510 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 6889 days ago · 524 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6893 days ago · 361 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.7Fiji region · 6893 days ago · 528 km deep · 52 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fu73. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC.