M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Feb 14, 1973, 10:28 PM GMT+13 (09:28 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 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
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-14 09:28:06 UTC
- Depth
- 600.0 km (372.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.051° S, 178.306° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 19563 days ago · 618 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 19533 days ago · 550 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 19528 days ago · 610 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000hb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC.