Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Oct 2, 2007, 7:45 AM GMT+12 (19:45 UTC), 523 km (325 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 221 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-10-01 19:45:57 UTC
Depth
522.7 km (324.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.498° S, 178.906° 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 usp000fpns. 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
115°
Stations used
98

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6935 days ago · 519 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6927 days ago · 573 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.6277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6926 days ago · 535 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.4214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6924 days ago · 526 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.8232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6921 days ago · 548 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 6915 days ago · 511 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.5232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6915 days ago · 524 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.9248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6912 days ago · 585 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.4212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6911 days ago · 568 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.9206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6910 days ago · 513 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 3.9196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6908 days ago · 494 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.5232 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6906 days ago · 597 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6906 days ago · 436 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.2252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6905 days ago · 569 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6903 days ago · 507 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.6217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6900 days ago · 549 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 3.6215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6900 days ago · 548 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 4.4222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6884 days ago · 542 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 4.8221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6881 days ago · 565 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 3.9209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6880 days ago · 500 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 4.6205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6947 days ago · 545 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6948 days ago · 590 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.0211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6951 days ago · 584 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6956 days ago · 581 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.4218 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6964 days ago · 538 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.3197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6966 days ago · 513 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 4.5214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6966 days ago · 538 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6969 days ago · 586 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fpns. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.