M4.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Apr 24, 1973, 6:29 AM GMT+12 (18:29 UTC), 645 km (401 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 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
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-04-23 18:29:44 UTC
- Depth
- 645.0 km (400.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.901° S, 179.294° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Fiji region · 19494 days ago · 595 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 19480 days ago · 613 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 19468 days ago · 593 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 19464 days ago · 648 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001hh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.