M5.3 earthquake 220 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 220 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Jul 31, 1974, 9:43 AM GMT+12 (21:43 UTC), 613 km (381 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-07-30 21:43:18 UTC
- Depth
- 613.0 km (380.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.838° S, 178.611° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19019 days ago · 613 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.2231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19016 days ago · 587 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18999 days ago · 580 km deep · 3 km away
Before
- 5.4229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19048 days ago · 586 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.8247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19055 days ago · 574 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.6211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19056 days ago · 633 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.5210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19058 days ago · 624 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.3260 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 19070 days ago · 496 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007dc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.