Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 287 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 287 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Feb 25, 2007, 3:47 PM GMT+12 (03:47 UTC), 589 km (366 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 259 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2007-02-25 03:47:55 UTC
Depth
588.9 km (365.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.247° S, 177.973° 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 usp000f5k4. 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
123°
Stations used
57

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7154 days ago · 569 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7153 days ago · 626 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7149 days ago · 635 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 5.2271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7148 days ago · 518 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7145 days ago · 630 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.7233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7142 days ago · 550 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.6232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7137 days ago · 569 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 7135 days ago · 272 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.6231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7134 days ago · 630 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.3287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7132 days ago · 630 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 5.8259 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7132 days ago · 613 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 7129 days ago · 566 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.7209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7129 days ago · 594 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 5.2227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7124 days ago · 608 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 7121 days ago · 590 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 7121 days ago · 567 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 7120 days ago · 556 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 3.7246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7116 days ago · 650 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 4.2260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7108 days ago · 550 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 4.1297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7107 days ago · 616 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7160 days ago · 550 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7162 days ago · 620 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.9250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7164 days ago · 521 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.3210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7167 days ago · 648 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 7170 days ago · 493 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 7184 days ago · 576 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.3210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7184 days ago · 523 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f5k4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:57 PM UTC.