Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Dec 26, 2007, 4:51 PM GMT+13 (03:51 UTC), 556 km (345 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 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
2007-12-26 03:51:24 UTC
Depth
555.9 km (345.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.730° S, 178.342° 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 usp000fv8e. 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
26

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. 4.3Fiji region · 6851 days ago · 576 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6851 days ago · 498 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.4253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6848 days ago · 507 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 6842 days ago · 612 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.6Fiji region · 6833 days ago · 624 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 6831 days ago · 586 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 6831 days ago · 648 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 5.5Fiji region · 6831 days ago · 640 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 6827 days ago · 535 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 6825 days ago · 557 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 6824 days ago · 521 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.9Fiji region · 6824 days ago · 594 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6824 days ago · 482 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 6823 days ago · 547 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 6823 days ago · 565 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.6292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6822 days ago · 517 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 6815 days ago · 581 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 6812 days ago · 573 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 6811 days ago · 602 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.0296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6808 days ago · 568 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 6801 days ago · 564 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 4.0288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6801 days ago · 446 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 3.6272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6799 days ago · 475 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 3.9259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6798 days ago · 488 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 4.1266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6798 days ago · 497 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 4.1Fiji region · 6797 days ago · 523 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 6855 days ago · 503 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.0296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6856 days ago · 600 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.8Fiji region · 6858 days ago · 614 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 6860 days ago · 650 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 6862 days ago · 599 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 6863 days ago · 406 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6867 days ago · 526 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 6870 days ago · 524 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6871 days ago · 544 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 6878 days ago · 603 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fv8e. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.