Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 287 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 287 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Mar 24, 2007, 5:03 AM GMT+12 (17:03 UTC), 630 km (392 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 227 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-03-23 17:03:53 UTC
Depth
630.3 km (391.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.016° S, 177.971° 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 usp000f786. 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
124°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7129 days ago · 594 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 5.2227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7124 days ago · 608 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 7121 days ago · 590 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 7120 days ago · 556 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.5223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7118 days ago · 537 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.7246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7116 days ago · 650 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.2260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7108 days ago · 550 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.1297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7107 days ago · 616 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.6228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7097 days ago · 580 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7097 days ago · 510 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7096 days ago · 600 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.5216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7095 days ago · 586 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 7085 days ago · 553 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7082 days ago · 575 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 4.1242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7078 days ago · 499 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7077 days ago · 553 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 4.6219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7075 days ago · 536 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.6231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7134 days ago · 630 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 7135 days ago · 272 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.6232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7137 days ago · 569 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.7233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7142 days ago · 550 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7145 days ago · 630 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.4199 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7146 days ago · 613 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 5.2271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7148 days ago · 518 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7149 days ago · 635 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7153 days ago · 626 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7154 days ago · 569 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.2287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7159 days ago · 589 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7160 days ago · 550 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f786. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC.