Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, May 24, 2007, 3:59 AM GMT+12 (15:59 UTC), 573 km (356 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
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-05-23 15:59:31 UTC
Depth
573.0 km (356.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.036° S, 178.467° 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 usp000fcjw. 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
95°
Stations used
171

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7069 days ago · 563 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.5202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7066 days ago · 506 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.3278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7062 days ago · 402 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.9222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7059 days ago · 548 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7057 days ago · 599 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.9278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7054 days ago · 479 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 7052 days ago · 590 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.5221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7047 days ago · 557 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7047 days ago · 552 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7047 days ago · 563 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.9Fiji region · 7046 days ago · 600 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7046 days ago · 532 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.8281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7045 days ago · 405 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.0286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7041 days ago · 522 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.2209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7035 days ago · 528 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7027 days ago · 507 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.9252 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7026 days ago · 600 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 7024 days ago · 536 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.4199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7019 days ago · 553 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.1263 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 7017 days ago · 553 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 7014 days ago · 419 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7014 days ago · 602 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 3.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7012 days ago · 408 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.3214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7072 days ago · 611 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.6219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7075 days ago · 536 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.6135 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7077 days ago · 636 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7077 days ago · 553 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.1242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7078 days ago · 499 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.2142 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7082 days ago · 722 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7082 days ago · 575 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.4184 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7083 days ago · 550 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 7085 days ago · 553 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.5216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 7095 days ago · 586 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7096 days ago · 600 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7097 days ago · 510 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.6228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7097 days ago · 580 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 7100 days ago · 543 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fcjw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:47 PM UTC.