M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jun 22, 1973, 2:00 PM GMT+12 (02:00 UTC), 565 km (351 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 254 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-22 02:00:31 UTC
- Depth
- 565.0 km (351.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.626° S, 178.877° 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.
- Stations used
- 73
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19451 days ago · 642 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.8224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19451 days ago · 638 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.8254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19431 days ago · 571 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002au. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC.