M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jul 24, 1973, 5:45 PM GMT+13 (04:45 UTC), 601 km (373 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 276 km ESE 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-24 04:45:37 UTC
- Depth
- 601.0 km (373.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.235° S, 177.680° 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
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8276 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 19414 days ago · 515 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 19386 days ago · 560 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.7Fiji region · 19381 days ago · 464 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 19376 days ago · 402 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002u7. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.