M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jun 14, 1973, 4:31 PM GMT+13 (03:31 UTC), 593 km (368 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
- 1973-06-14 03:31:30 UTC
- Depth
- 593.0 km (368.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.090° S, 178.775° 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
- 55
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 19454 days ago · 648 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 19448 days ago · 624 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.6286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 19433 days ago · 463 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 19424 days ago · 633 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000025k. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.