Fiji earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 256 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 256 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Dec 24, 2007, 12:06 PM GMT+12 (00:06 UTC), 544 km (338 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 282 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-12-24 00:06:46 UTC
Depth
544.4 km (338.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.651° S, 178.337° 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 usp000fv48. 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
133°
Stations used
11

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 6849 days ago · 611 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.7256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6848 days ago · 598 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.1251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6845 days ago · 594 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 5.2282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6843 days ago · 508 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 6843 days ago · 258 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 6840 days ago · 316 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.6271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6838 days ago · 546 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6835 days ago · 596 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6835 days ago · 598 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 6834 days ago · 520 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6833 days ago · 600 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.7221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6824 days ago · 621 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 6821 days ago · 400 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 6819 days ago · 520 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 6817 days ago · 337 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6812 days ago · 626 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.3209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6808 days ago · 525 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 4.6270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6803 days ago · 580 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 4.1298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6801 days ago · 637 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 6799 days ago · 478 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 4.9292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6798 days ago · 494 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 6877 days ago · 499 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6878 days ago · 529 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.8221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6881 days ago · 565 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 6885 days ago · 532 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 6886 days ago · 562 km deep · 86 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fv48. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC.