M4.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jun 25, 1973, 10:36 AM GMT+13 (21:36 UTC), 624 km (388 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-24 21:36:54 UTC
- Depth
- 624.0 km (387.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.723° S, 178.801° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3Fiji region · 19424 days ago · 633 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.9Fiji region · 19397 days ago · 617 km deep · 18 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002cp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.