M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 31, 1973, 12:08 PM GMT+13 (23:08 UTC), 627 km (390 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-08-30 23:08:41 UTC
- Depth
- 627.0 km (389.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.955° S, 178.852° 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
- 58
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4Fiji region · 19389 days ago · 639 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 19357 days ago · 638 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 19341 days ago · 614 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 19340 days ago · 572 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000039r. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:34 PM UTC.