M5.6 earthquake 191 km SE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 191 km SE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, May 7, 2007, 12:24 PM GMT+12 (00:24 UTC), 682 km (424 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 214 km SE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-07 00:24:47 UTC
- Depth
- 682.2 km (423.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.251° S, 179.362° 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 186°, dip 51°, rake 50°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 59°, dip 54°, rake 128°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 26°
- Stations used
- 351
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5208 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7084 days ago · 627 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.8214 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7079 days ago · 669 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbe1 (also filed as gcmtb200705070024a, gcmt20070507002447, iscgem12649686). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.