M4.4 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Aug 26, 1973, 1:28 PM GMT+13 (00:28 UTC), 560 km (348 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-08-26 00:28:44 UTC
- Depth
- 560.0 km (348.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.451° S, 177.966° 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
- 11
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
- 3.7Fiji region · 19381 days ago · 464 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 19376 days ago · 402 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 19357 days ago · 576 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 19355 days ago · 411 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000037e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.