M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Dec 31, 1973, 11:09 PM GMT+12 (11:09 UTC), 33 km (21 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), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-12-31 11:09:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.471° S, 175.219° E
- 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
- 19
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004rm. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC.