Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 226 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 226 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Sep 16, 2007, 5:29 PM GMT+12 (05:29 UTC), 581 km (361 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-09-16 05:29:16 UTC
Depth
581.3 km (361.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.834° S, 178.561° 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 usp000fndu. 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
119°
Stations used
126

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6951 days ago · 584 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.9270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6950 days ago · 540 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6949 days ago · 590 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.0257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6948 days ago · 550 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.6205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6948 days ago · 545 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.6198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6941 days ago · 523 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.1245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6935 days ago · 519 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6928 days ago · 573 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.6277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6927 days ago · 535 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.4214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6924 days ago · 526 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.8232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6921 days ago · 548 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 6916 days ago · 511 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.5232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6915 days ago · 524 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 3.9248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6913 days ago · 585 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.4212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6912 days ago · 568 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 3.9206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6911 days ago · 513 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.9196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6908 days ago · 494 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.5232 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6907 days ago · 597 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6907 days ago · 436 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 4.2252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6905 days ago · 569 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6904 days ago · 507 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 4.6217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6901 days ago · 549 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 3.6215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6900 days ago · 548 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 4.2299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6898 days ago · 557 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6958 days ago · 436 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.4218 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6965 days ago · 538 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.3197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6966 days ago · 513 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.5214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6967 days ago · 538 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6970 days ago · 586 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.5219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6971 days ago · 531 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.7193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6975 days ago · 486 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.1214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6977 days ago · 548 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.0254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6979 days ago · 566 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.4244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6979 days ago · 532 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6982 days ago · 312 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 6985 days ago · 466 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fndu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC.