M5.4 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 10, 1973, 3:46 PM GMT-12 (03:46 UTC), 399 km (248 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-08-11 03:46:12 UTC
- Depth
- 399.0 km (247.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.804° S, 176.998° 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 2.4 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 usp0000327. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.