M3.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 31, 1973, 11:38 AM GMT+13 (22:38 UTC), 464 km (288 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
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-08-30 22:38:50 UTC
- Depth
- 464.0 km (288.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.013° S, 178.144° 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
- 10
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
- 5.0Fiji region · 19376 days ago · 402 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 19357 days ago · 576 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 19355 days ago · 411 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.7276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 19324 days ago · 525 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000039q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.