Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 295 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 295 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Jan 12, 2007, 7:03 AM GMT+12 (19:03 UTC), 618 km (384 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 271 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-01-11 19:03:28 UTC
Depth
618.4 km (384.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.189° S, 177.894° 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 usp000f27b. 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
128°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7204 days ago · 591 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.5277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7200 days ago · 564 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.3224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7197 days ago · 548 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7195 days ago · 578 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.5295 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7194 days ago · 648 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.7247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7193 days ago · 572 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.2252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7190 days ago · 555 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.3210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7186 days ago · 523 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 7185 days ago · 576 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 7171 days ago · 493 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.3210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7169 days ago · 648 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.9250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7165 days ago · 521 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7164 days ago · 620 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7161 days ago · 550 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.2287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7160 days ago · 589 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7156 days ago · 569 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7154 days ago · 626 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7150 days ago · 635 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 5.2271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7149 days ago · 518 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7147 days ago · 630 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 7205 days ago · 663 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 7205 days ago · 605 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.3239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7207 days ago · 512 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 6.3Fiji region · 7207 days ago · 407 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 7207 days ago · 615 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.8247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7208 days ago · 555 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.7255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7209 days ago · 563 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 7213 days ago · 589 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.0210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7220 days ago · 528 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7222 days ago · 566 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 5.5Fiji region · 7225 days ago · 570 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.2251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7233 days ago · 529 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f27b. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:08 AM UTC.