M5.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Sep 14, 1975, 12:14 AM GMT+13 (11:14 UTC), 619 km (385 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
- 1975-09-13 11:14:36 UTC
- Depth
- 619.0 km (384.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.779° S, 178.710° 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
- 87
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Fiji region · 18626 days ago · 631 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 18582 days ago · 574 km deep · 39 km away
Before
- 4.9Fiji region · 18643 days ago · 618 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18652 days ago · 518 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.7Fiji region · 18662 days ago · 559 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18663 days ago · 628 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.6Fiji region · 18666 days ago · 631 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.0298 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 18668 days ago · 609 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000css. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:31 PM UTC.