M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jun 15, 1975, 3:02 AM GMT+12 (15:02 UTC), 425 km (264 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 260 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-14 15:02:23 UTC
- Depth
- 425.0 km (264.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.442° S, 177.562° 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
- 59
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2260 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 18733 days ago · 562 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 18729 days ago · 419 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 18718 days ago · 423 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.2252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18702 days ago · 464 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bja. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:39 AM UTC.