Fiji earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 258 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 258 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Oct 8, 1973, 3:46 PM GMT+12 (03:46 UTC), 544 km (338 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 270 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1973-10-08 03:46:09 UTC
Depth
544.0 km (338.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.793° S, 178.263° 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

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Stations used
82

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 19347 days ago · 654 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 5.1277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19346 days ago · 619 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.8172 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 19345 days ago · 588 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.5260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19338 days ago · 596 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.6246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19316 days ago · 583 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 5.6270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19314 days ago · 571 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 5.1210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19313 days ago · 554 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.7243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19311 days ago · 608 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 19367 days ago · 652 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.4208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19374 days ago · 580 km deep · 51 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003rf (also filed as iscgem755243). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC.