M5.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Oct 11, 1967, 6:35 PM GMT-12 (06:35 UTC), 643 km (399 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1967-10-12 06:35:08 UTC
- Depth
- 642.9 km (399.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.025° S, 179.146° 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
- ±0.56
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem830241. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC.