Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Dec 25, 2007, 1:48 PM GMT+12 (01:48 UTC), 510 km (317 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
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-12-25 01:48:50 UTC
Depth
509.7 km (316.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.544° S, 178.477° 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 usp000fv6c. 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
45°
Stations used
134

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6854 days ago · 513 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.1202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6851 days ago · 529 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.6253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6848 days ago · 631 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.7256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6848 days ago · 598 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.4198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6845 days ago · 498 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.4214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6845 days ago · 534 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.1251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6845 days ago · 594 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.5204 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6844 days ago · 530 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 5.2282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6843 days ago · 508 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.5266 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 6838 days ago · 352 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.6271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6838 days ago · 546 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6835 days ago · 596 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6835 days ago · 598 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6834 days ago · 600 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.3201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6833 days ago · 501 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.5236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6829 days ago · 531 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 4.7221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6824 days ago · 621 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 4.0209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6817 days ago · 557 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6812 days ago · 626 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 4.1186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6809 days ago · 559 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 4.3173 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6809 days ago · 465 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 4.3209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6808 days ago · 525 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 4.6270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6803 days ago · 580 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 4.6206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6802 days ago · 529 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6797 days ago · 539 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6796 days ago · 496 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.3190 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6856 days ago · 520 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.9Fiji region · 6857 days ago · 593 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.1254 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6866 days ago · 455 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.9220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6869 days ago · 553 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 5.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6869 days ago · 544 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.4213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6871 days ago · 600 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.7214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6877 days ago · 517 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6878 days ago · 529 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.9209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6880 days ago · 500 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.8221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6881 days ago · 565 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.4222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6884 days ago · 542 km deep · 19 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fv6c. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.