M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 24, 1973, 3:52 PM GMT+13 (02:52 UTC), 576 km (358 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-09-24 02:52:31 UTC
- Depth
- 576.0 km (357.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.080° S, 178.424° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 19324 days ago · 525 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 19298 days ago · 617 km deep · 2 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003hx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.