M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jan 22, 1973, 1:36 AM GMT-12 (13:36 UTC), 570 km (354 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-22 13:36:57 UTC
- Depth
- 570.0 km (354.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.655° S, 179.035° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 62
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 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 usp000008q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.