Fiji earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jun 17, 1973, 2:58 PM GMT-12 (02:58 UTC), 648 km (403 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1973-06-18 02:58:10 UTC
Depth
648.0 km (402.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.106° S, 179.309° 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

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Stations used
25

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 19448 days ago · 624 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 19424 days ago · 633 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.9Fiji region · 19397 days ago · 617 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 19395 days ago · 620 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 5.2Fiji region · 19458 days ago · 593 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 19471 days ago · 613 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000028f. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.