M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Nov 6, 1973, 3:11 AM GMT+13 (14:11 UTC), 629 km (391 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 264 km W 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-05 14:11:36 UTC
- Depth
- 629.0 km (390.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.092° S, 178.156° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8264 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 19293 days ago · 543 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.8281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 19292 days ago · 443 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 19268 days ago · 606 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000423. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.