M5.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Mar 3, 1972, 2:58 PM GMT-12 (02:58 UTC), 590 km (367 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 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
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-03-04 02:58:29 UTC
- Depth
- 590.0 km (366.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.888° S, 179.329° 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
- ±0.28
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 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 iscgem775069. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:54 PM UTC.