Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 232 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 232 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Sep 3, 2007, 4:02 AM GMT+12 (16:02 UTC), 586 km (364 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 270 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
2007-09-02 16:02:33 UTC
Depth
585.5 km (363.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.001° S, 178.485° 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 usp000fm9c. 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
92°
Stations used
88

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6970 days ago · 538 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.3197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6969 days ago · 513 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6961 days ago · 436 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6959 days ago · 581 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.0211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6954 days ago · 584 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.9270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6953 days ago · 540 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6951 days ago · 590 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.0257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6951 days ago · 550 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.6205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6950 days ago · 545 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.6198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6943 days ago · 523 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.1245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6938 days ago · 519 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 6933 days ago · 620 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6930 days ago · 573 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.6277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6929 days ago · 535 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 4.4214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6927 days ago · 526 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.8232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6924 days ago · 548 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 6919 days ago · 511 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 4.5232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6918 days ago · 524 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 3.9248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6915 days ago · 585 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 4.4212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6914 days ago · 568 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 3.9206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6913 days ago · 513 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.5219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6973 days ago · 531 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.7193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6978 days ago · 486 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.1214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6979 days ago · 548 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.0254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6982 days ago · 566 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.4244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6982 days ago · 532 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6984 days ago · 312 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 6988 days ago · 466 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.6288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6991 days ago · 568 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 3.9291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6992 days ago · 456 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.4187 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6992 days ago · 492 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.4214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6992 days ago · 528 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.6242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6995 days ago · 493 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.4206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6997 days ago · 553 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.4213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6999 days ago · 520 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.0213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7001 days ago · 536 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 7002 days ago · 576 km deep · 85 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fm9c. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:28 AM UTC.