Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Dec 26, 2007, 12:11 PM GMT+13 (23:11 UTC), 503 km (312 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-12-25 23:11:25 UTC
Depth
502.5 km (312.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.269° S, 178.514° 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 usp000fv82. 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
76°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 6855 days ago · 556 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 6851 days ago · 576 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.9261 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6851 days ago · 337 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.6Fiji region · 6834 days ago · 624 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 6832 days ago · 586 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 5.5Fiji region · 6831 days ago · 640 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 5.2south of the Fiji Islands · 6831 days ago · 398 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 6826 days ago · 557 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 6825 days ago · 521 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.9Fiji region · 6825 days ago · 594 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.6292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6822 days ago · 517 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 6.0Fiji region · 6818 days ago · 604 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 6818 days ago · 568 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 6815 days ago · 581 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 6812 days ago · 573 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 6802 days ago · 564 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 6798 days ago · 523 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 6796 days ago · 534 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.9Fiji region · 6796 days ago · 313 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 3.8Fiji region · 6858 days ago · 614 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 6860 days ago · 650 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 6862 days ago · 599 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 6863 days ago · 406 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 6878 days ago · 603 km deep · 56 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fv82. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.