M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Sep 5, 1973, 4:44 PM GMT+13 (03:44 UTC), 402 km (250 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1973-09-05 03:44:21 UTC
- Depth
- 402.0 km (249.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.684° S, 177.902° 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
- 47
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
- 4.3Fiji region · 19357 days ago · 576 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 19355 days ago · 411 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.7276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 19324 days ago · 525 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003b4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.