Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, May 16, 2007, 7:26 PM GMT+12 (07:26 UTC), 499 km (310 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-05-16 07:26:33 UTC
Depth
499.1 km (310.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.637° S, 178.442° 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 usp000fc2s. 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

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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7079 days ago · 553 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.6219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7077 days ago · 536 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.3214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7074 days ago · 611 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.8234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7073 days ago · 573 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 5.4207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7071 days ago · 563 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.5202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7068 days ago · 506 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.9222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7062 days ago · 548 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7059 days ago · 599 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.9278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7056 days ago · 479 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.5221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7050 days ago · 557 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7049 days ago · 552 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7049 days ago · 563 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.9Fiji region · 7048 days ago · 600 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7048 days ago · 532 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.8281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7048 days ago · 405 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.3188 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 7044 days ago · 500 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.0286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7043 days ago · 522 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 4.2209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7037 days ago · 528 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7029 days ago · 507 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 3.9252 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7028 days ago · 600 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 4.4199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7021 days ago · 553 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.2148 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7082 days ago · 344 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.2142 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7084 days ago · 722 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7084 days ago · 575 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.4184 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7086 days ago · 550 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.5216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7097 days ago · 586 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7098 days ago · 600 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7099 days ago · 510 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.6228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7099 days ago · 580 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 7102 days ago · 543 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.1297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7109 days ago · 616 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.2260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7110 days ago · 550 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fc2s. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.