M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Apr 7, 1973, 7:42 AM GMT+13 (18:42 UTC), 242 km (150 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-04-06 18:42:10 UTC
- Depth
- 242.0 km (150.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.981° S, 176.452° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000019j. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC.