M4.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jun 21, 1973, 10:15 PM GMT+12 (10:15 UTC), 587 km (365 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 254 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-21 10:15:33 UTC
- Depth
- 587.0 km (364.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.668° S, 178.690° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Fiji region · 19457 days ago · 565 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.5221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19451 days ago · 642 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.8224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19450 days ago · 638 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.8254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19430 days ago · 571 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002a9. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC.