Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 142 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 142 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, May 13, 2007, 11:40 AM GMT+12 (23:40 UTC), 722 km (449 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 207 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-05-12 23:40:38 UTC
Depth
721.8 km (448.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.807° S, 179.363° 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 usp000fbv7. 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.

Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2148 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7080 days ago · 344 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.1242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7079 days ago · 499 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7077 days ago · 553 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.6135 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7077 days ago · 636 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.6219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7075 days ago · 536 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.3214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7072 days ago · 611 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.8234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7071 days ago · 573 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 5.4207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7069 days ago · 563 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.5202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7067 days ago · 506 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.9222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7060 days ago · 548 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7057 days ago · 599 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.5221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7048 days ago · 557 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7047 days ago · 552 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7047 days ago · 563 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.3188 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 7042 days ago · 500 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.2209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7036 days ago · 528 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7028 days ago · 633 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7027 days ago · 507 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7082 days ago · 575 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.4184 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7084 days ago · 550 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.5216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7095 days ago · 586 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7096 days ago · 600 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7097 days ago · 510 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.6228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7097 days ago · 580 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 7100 days ago · 543 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbv7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC.