M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Nov 22, 1973, 4:01 AM GMT+13 (15:01 UTC), 617 km (383 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1973-11-21 15:01:52 UTC
- Depth
- 617.0 km (383.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.067° S, 178.417° 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
- 66
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 19302 days ago · 443 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 19278 days ago · 606 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000047u. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.