M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Mar 12, 1973, 4:26 AM GMT+13 (15:26 UTC), 618 km (384 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-03-11 15:26:03 UTC
- Depth
- 618.0 km (384.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.979° S, 178.301° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4Fiji region · 19533 days ago · 550 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 19528 days ago · 610 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.9294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 19514 days ago · 364 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000x5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC.