M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Aug 8, 1974, 11:22 PM GMT+13 (10:22 UTC), 569 km (354 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
- 1974-08-08 10:22:06 UTC
- Depth
- 569.0 km (353.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.760° S, 177.805° 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
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Fiji region · 19030 days ago · 503 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 19030 days ago · 435 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 19021 days ago · 404 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 19013 days ago · 441 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 19001 days ago · 602 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007h7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.