Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 225 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 225 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Feb 24, 2007, 2:09 PM GMT+12 (02:09 UTC), 550 km (342 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
2007-02-24 02:09:21 UTC
Depth
550.1 km (341.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.774° S, 178.580° 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 usp000f5ge. 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

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Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1130 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7160 days ago · 611 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.2287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7160 days ago · 589 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7156 days ago · 569 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7154 days ago · 626 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.0199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7153 days ago · 516 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7150 days ago · 635 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 5.2271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7150 days ago · 518 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.4199 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7147 days ago · 613 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7147 days ago · 630 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.4197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7144 days ago · 529 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.7233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7144 days ago · 550 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 4.6232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7139 days ago · 569 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.6231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7136 days ago · 630 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.3287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7134 days ago · 630 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.7209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7130 days ago · 594 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 5.2227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7125 days ago · 608 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 4.1212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7125 days ago · 577 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.5223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7119 days ago · 537 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 3.7246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7118 days ago · 650 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 4.2260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7110 days ago · 550 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 4.1297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7108 days ago · 616 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 7102 days ago · 543 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7164 days ago · 620 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.0202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7164 days ago · 500 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.9250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7166 days ago · 521 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.6210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7166 days ago · 546 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.3210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7169 days ago · 648 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.5215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7180 days ago · 557 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.2204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7182 days ago · 584 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.3210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7186 days ago · 523 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 4.4213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7188 days ago · 542 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.9189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7188 days ago · 529 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.2184 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7188 days ago · 666 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.2252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7190 days ago · 555 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f5ge. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.