M3.9 earthquake 271 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 271 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Mar 7, 2007, 2:44 PM GMT+12 (02:44 UTC), 642 km (399 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-03-07 02:44:20 UTC
- Depth
- 641.5 km (398.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.410° S, 178.529° 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 usp000f686. 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 127°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.8259 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7132 days ago · 613 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 7131 days ago · 370 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 7122 days ago · 590 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.9Fiji region · 7116 days ago · 593 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 7107 days ago · 563 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 7106 days ago · 448 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 7105 days ago · 470 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 7096 days ago · 376 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 7095 days ago · 532 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.7Fiji region · 7092 days ago · 500 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.0Fiji region · 7091 days ago · 550 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f686. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.