M5.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Nov 1, 1975, 6:14 PM GMT+12 (06:14 UTC), 424 km (263 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-11-01 06:14:55 UTC
- Depth
- 424.0 km (263.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.467° S, 177.858° 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
- 127
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18556 days ago · 635 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.8239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18543 days ago · 622 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dd2 (also filed as iscgem721161). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC.