M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Dec 22, 1973, 5:53 AM GMT+13 (16:53 UTC), 606 km (377 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
- 1973-12-21 16:53:34 UTC
- Depth
- 606.0 km (376.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.538° S, 178.767° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 35
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Fiji region · 19240 days ago · 606 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 19238 days ago · 603 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 19226 days ago · 611 km deep · 90 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004m0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC.