Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 221 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 221 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Nov 30, 2007, 6:12 AM GMT+12 (18:12 UTC), 565 km (351 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 218 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
2007-11-29 18:12:22 UTC
Depth
564.7 km (350.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.848° 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 usp000fthz. 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
125°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6880 days ago · 500 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6878 days ago · 529 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.7214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6877 days ago · 517 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.4213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6871 days ago · 600 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 5.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6869 days ago · 544 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.9220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6869 days ago · 553 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.1254 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6866 days ago · 455 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.9Fiji region · 6857 days ago · 593 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.5256 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 6857 days ago · 544 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.3190 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6856 days ago · 520 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.8240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6856 days ago · 510 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.8211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6854 days ago · 513 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.1202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6851 days ago · 529 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.6253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6848 days ago · 631 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 3.7256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6848 days ago · 598 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 3.4198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6845 days ago · 498 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.4214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6845 days ago · 534 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 4.1251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6845 days ago · 594 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.5204 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6844 days ago · 530 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 5.2282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6843 days ago · 508 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 4.6271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6838 days ago · 546 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6835 days ago · 596 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 4.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6835 days ago · 598 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6833 days ago · 600 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 4.3201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6833 days ago · 501 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 4.5236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6829 days ago · 531 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 4.7221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6824 days ago · 621 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 4.4222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6884 days ago · 542 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 6885 days ago · 532 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.2299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6897 days ago · 557 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.6215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6899 days ago · 548 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.6217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6900 days ago · 549 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6903 days ago · 507 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.2252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6904 days ago · 569 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6906 days ago · 436 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.5232 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6906 days ago · 597 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.9196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6907 days ago · 494 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.9206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6910 days ago · 513 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.4212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6911 days ago · 568 km deep · 15 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fthz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC.