M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Apr 19, 1973, 4:17 PM GMT+13 (03:17 UTC), 561 km (349 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-04-19 03:17:17 UTC
- Depth
- 561.0 km (348.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.255° S, 178.726° 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
- 12
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0Fiji region · 19517 days ago · 645 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 19496 days ago · 501 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 19493 days ago · 595 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.0282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 19484 days ago · 422 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 19478 days ago · 613 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 19466 days ago · 593 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 19462 days ago · 648 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001f0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:15 AM UTC.