Fiji earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 135 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 135 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, May 18, 2007, 4:31 PM GMT+12 (04:31 UTC), 636 km (395 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
3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-05-18 04:31:08 UTC
Depth
636.0 km (395.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.116° S, 179.402° 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 usp000fc71. 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
130°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7075 days ago · 536 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.3214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7072 days ago · 611 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.8234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7071 days ago · 573 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 5.4207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7069 days ago · 563 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.5202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7067 days ago · 506 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.9222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7060 days ago · 548 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.5221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7048 days ago · 557 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7047 days ago · 552 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7047 days ago · 563 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.2209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7036 days ago · 528 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7028 days ago · 633 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.4199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7019 days ago · 553 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7078 days ago · 553 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.2148 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7080 days ago · 344 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.2142 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7082 days ago · 722 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7082 days ago · 575 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.4184 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7084 days ago · 550 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.5216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7095 days ago · 586 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7096 days ago · 600 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7097 days ago · 510 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.6228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7098 days ago · 580 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fc71. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.