M4.7 earthquake 290 km SE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 290 km SE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Jan 8, 1973, 10:24 PM GMT+12 (10:24 UTC), 653 km (406 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-08 10:24:25 UTC
- Depth
- 653.0 km (405.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.147° S, 179.005° 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
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 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 usp000002p. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:22 AM UTC.