M4.1 earthquake 206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Jan 18, 1973, 2:04 PM GMT+12 (02:04 UTC), 584 km (363 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-18 02:04:34 UTC
- Depth
- 584.0 km (362.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.658° S, 178.782° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 19601 days ago · 609 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.5239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 19590 days ago · 541 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.5214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19589 days ago · 653 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.5214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19579 days ago · 642 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19575 days ago · 540 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.8196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 19567 days ago · 582 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.8215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 19560 days ago · 641 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000006d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.