M5.8 earthquake 254 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 254 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Jul 19, 1973, 5:44 PM GMT+12 (05:44 UTC), 571 km (355 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-19 05:44:25 UTC
- Depth
- 571.0 km (354.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.102° S, 178.277° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.85 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.24 |
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
- 55
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8276 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 19422 days ago · 515 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.5213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19394 days ago · 634 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.1239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19393 days ago · 610 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.0227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19393 days ago · 631 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.4208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19375 days ago · 580 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002rx (also filed as iscgem758477). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC.