M4.5 earthquake 208 km SE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 208 km SE of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, May 9, 2007, 9:42 AM GMT+12 (21:42 UTC), 627 km (390 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-08 21:42:30 UTC
- Depth
- 627.1 km (389.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.298° S, 179.191° 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 usp000fbj8. 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 122°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.8214 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7081 days ago · 669 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.9Fiji region · 7034 days ago · 571 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 5.6191 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7087 days ago · 682 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.6191 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7087 days ago · 592 km deep · 18 km away
- 6.1206 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7087 days ago · 688 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.6206 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7087 days ago · 701 km deep · 34 km away
- 6.5203 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 7087 days ago · 676 km deep · 21 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbj8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:10 AM UTC.