Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 277 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 277 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Jan 16, 2007, 8:17 AM GMT+12 (20:17 UTC), 564 km (350 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-01-15 20:17:41 UTC
Depth
564.0 km (350.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.242° S, 178.065° 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 usp000f2q9. 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
136°
Stations used
22

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7196 days ago · 548 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7194 days ago · 578 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.5295 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7192 days ago · 648 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.7247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7192 days ago · 572 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.2252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7189 days ago · 555 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.3210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7185 days ago · 523 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 7184 days ago · 576 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 7170 days ago · 493 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.3210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7168 days ago · 648 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.9250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7164 days ago · 521 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7163 days ago · 620 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7160 days ago · 550 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.2287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7159 days ago · 589 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7154 days ago · 569 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7153 days ago · 626 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7149 days ago · 635 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 5.2271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7148 days ago · 518 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.4199 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7146 days ago · 613 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7146 days ago · 630 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 4.7233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7143 days ago · 550 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.6232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7203 days ago · 591 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7203 days ago · 618 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 7203 days ago · 663 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 7203 days ago · 605 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.3239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7205 days ago · 512 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 6.3Fiji region · 7206 days ago · 407 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 7206 days ago · 615 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.8247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7207 days ago · 555 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.7255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7207 days ago · 563 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 7212 days ago · 589 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.0210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7219 days ago · 528 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7221 days ago · 566 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 5.5Fiji region · 7223 days ago · 570 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f2q9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC.