Earthquake details

Sunday, December 2, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, December 2, 1973 at 13:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 718.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.863 and latitude -24.391.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 464.0 km
Coordinates -24.391, -179.863
UTC time 1973-12-02 13:03:26.300
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-12-02

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.5
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-08-11 03:11 UTC
88.6 km
M 4.5
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-08-09 18:23 UTC
62.7 km
M 4.3
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-08-07 17:31 UTC
78.9 km
M 4.4
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-08-04 03:20 UTC
25.4 km
M 4.5
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-08-01 04:50 UTC
78.4 km
M 4.7
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-18 08:28 UTC
89.5 km
M 4.4
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-16 23:35 UTC
65.9 km
M 4.4
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-16 13:34 UTC
72.0 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.