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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.

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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

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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

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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.