Fiji earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Dec 24, 2007, 1:53 AM GMT+12 (13:53 UTC), 593 km (368 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 282 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-12-23 13:53:07 UTC
Depth
592.9 km (368.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.762° S, 178.573° 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 usp000fv30. 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
180°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3190 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6857 days ago · 520 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.8240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6857 days ago · 510 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.8211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6855 days ago · 513 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.1202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6852 days ago · 529 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.6253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6849 days ago · 631 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.7256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6849 days ago · 598 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.4198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6846 days ago · 498 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.4214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6846 days ago · 534 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.1251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6846 days ago · 594 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.5204 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6845 days ago · 530 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 5.2282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6844 days ago · 508 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.6271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6839 days ago · 546 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6836 days ago · 596 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6836 days ago · 598 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6835 days ago · 600 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.3201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6834 days ago · 501 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.5236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6831 days ago · 531 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.7221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6825 days ago · 621 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 4.0209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6818 days ago · 557 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6813 days ago · 626 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 4.1186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6810 days ago · 559 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 4.3209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6809 days ago · 525 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 4.6270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6804 days ago · 580 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.6206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6803 days ago · 529 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 4.1298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6802 days ago · 637 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 4.9292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6799 days ago · 494 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.1254 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6867 days ago · 455 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.9220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6870 days ago · 553 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 5.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6870 days ago · 544 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.4213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6872 days ago · 600 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.7214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6878 days ago · 517 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6879 days ago · 529 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.9209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6881 days ago · 500 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.8221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6882 days ago · 565 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.4222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6885 days ago · 542 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 6886 days ago · 532 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fv30. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.