M7.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, May 24, 1944, 1:06 PM GMT-12 (01:06 UTC), 633 km (393 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.3 (mw), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1944-05-25 01:06:39 UTC
- Depth
- 632.7 km (393.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.578° S, 179.440° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem899389. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.