M6.5 earthquake 203 km SE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 203 km SE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, May 7, 2007, 9:11 AM GMT+12 (21:11 UTC), 676 km (420 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (mwc), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-06 21:11:52 UTC
- Depth
- 676.4 km (420.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.401° S, 179.354° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 62°, dip 44°, rake 123°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 199°, dip 54°, rake 62°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 16°
- Stations used
- 617
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6206 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7079 days ago · 701 km deep · 14 km away
- 6.1206 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7079 days ago · 688 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.6191 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7079 days ago · 592 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.6191 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7079 days ago · 682 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.5208 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7077 days ago · 627 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.8214 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7072 days ago · 669 km deep · 13 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbdn (also filed as gcmtc200705062111a, gcmt20070506211152, iscgem12649562). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.