M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 19, 1973, 6:41 AM GMT+13 (17:41 UTC), 633 km (393 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-18 17:41:39 UTC
- Depth
- 633.0 km (393.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.438° S, 179.011° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 19431 days ago · 598 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.9Fiji region · 19407 days ago · 617 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 19406 days ago · 620 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 19391 days ago · 627 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 19388 days ago · 639 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002rq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC.