Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 260 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 260 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Apr 17, 2007, 7:46 AM GMT+12 (19:46 UTC), 550 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 207 km E 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
2007-04-16 19:46:58 UTC
Depth
550.0 km (341.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.834° S, 178.238° 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 usp000f9w4. 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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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7108 days ago · 616 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 7102 days ago · 543 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.6228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7099 days ago · 580 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7098 days ago · 510 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7097 days ago · 600 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.5216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7096 days ago · 586 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 7087 days ago · 553 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.4184 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7085 days ago · 550 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7083 days ago · 575 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.1242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7080 days ago · 499 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7079 days ago · 553 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.6219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7076 days ago · 536 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.3214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7073 days ago · 611 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.8234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7073 days ago · 573 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 5.4207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7070 days ago · 563 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.5202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7068 days ago · 506 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.3278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7064 days ago · 402 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 4.9222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7061 days ago · 548 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7058 days ago · 599 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 3.9278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7055 days ago · 479 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 7054 days ago · 590 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.7246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7117 days ago · 650 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.5223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7119 days ago · 537 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 7122 days ago · 556 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.1212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7125 days ago · 577 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 5.2227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7125 days ago · 608 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.7209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7130 days ago · 594 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.3287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7133 days ago · 630 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.6231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7135 days ago · 630 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 7136 days ago · 272 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.6232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7139 days ago · 569 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f9w4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.