Fiji earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 222 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 222 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Jun 4, 2007, 7:46 PM GMT+12 (07:46 UTC), 548 km (340 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-06-04 07:46:11 UTC
Depth
547.7 km (340.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.838° S, 178.601° 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 usp000fdb6. 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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Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
197

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fdb6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:46 PM UTC.