M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Oct 3, 1973, 3:51 AM GMT-12 (15:51 UTC), 360 km (224 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 295 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-10-03 15:51:35 UTC
- Depth
- 360.0 km (223.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.661° S, 176.942° 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
- 27
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003p2. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.