M5.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Apr 26, 1972, 1:33 PM GMT+12 (01:33 UTC), 595 km (370 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
- 5.8 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-04-26 01:33:19 UTC
- Depth
- 595.0 km (369.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.159° S, 173.060° E
- 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
- ±0.66
- 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 iscgem774780. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.