M4.4 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Apr 10, 1973, 8:35 PM GMT+13 (07:35 UTC), 550 km (342 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-04-10 07:35:46 UTC
- Depth
- 550.0 km (341.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.655° S, 178.443° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5Fiji region · 19526 days ago · 610 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 19522 days ago · 561 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.0Fiji region · 19517 days ago · 645 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 19493 days ago · 595 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 19490 days ago · 550 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.0282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 19484 days ago · 422 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 19478 days ago · 613 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001b8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:16 AM UTC.