M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jun 2, 1973, 9:00 AM GMT+13 (20:00 UTC), 613 km (381 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-01 20:00:28 UTC
- Depth
- 613.0 km (380.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.843° S, 178.608° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2Fiji region · 19467 days ago · 593 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 19463 days ago · 648 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 19461 days ago · 258 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 19456 days ago · 624 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 19432 days ago · 633 km deep · 78 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000204. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.