M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Aug 16, 1973, 2:55 AM GMT-12 (14:55 UTC), 620 km (385 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-08-16 14:55:35 UTC
- Depth
- 620.0 km (385.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.672° S, 179.874° 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
- 14
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 19357 days ago · 609 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 19346 days ago · 638 km deep · 93 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000033j. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.