M6.1 earthquake 206 km SE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 206 km SE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, May 7, 2007, 10:01 AM GMT+12 (22:01 UTC), 688 km (428 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mwb), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-06 22:01:08 UTC
- Depth
- 688.0 km (427.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.406° S, 179.315° 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
- Reverse (thrust)
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 52°, dip 47°, rake 118°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 193°, dip 50°, rake 63°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 27°
- Stations used
- 423
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 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 · 18 km away
- 4.5208 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7077 days ago · 627 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.8214 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7072 days ago · 669 km deep · 12 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbdr (also filed as gcmtc200705062201a, gcmt20070506220108, iscgem12649609). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.