M5.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 2, 1967, 1:12 PM GMT+13 (00:12 UTC), 609 km (379 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.2 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1967-10-02 00:12:54 UTC
- Depth
- 609.2 km (378.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.880° S, 178.761° 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
- ±0.35
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem829911. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:22 PM UTC.