M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, May 18, 1973, 10:15 PM GMT+13 (09:15 UTC), 595 km (370 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-05-18 09:15:20 UTC
- Depth
- 595.0 km (369.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.679° S, 178.593° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1Fiji region · 19490 days ago · 550 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 19479 days ago · 613 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 19466 days ago · 593 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 19462 days ago · 648 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 19461 days ago · 258 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 19456 days ago · 624 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001v3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.