M4.5 earthquake 200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Feb 2, 1973, 8:23 PM GMT+12 (08:23 UTC), 609 km (378 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-02 08:23:36 UTC
- Depth
- 609.0 km (378.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.549° S, 178.869° 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
- 20
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 19586 days ago · 541 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.5214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19585 days ago · 653 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.5214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19575 days ago · 642 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19571 days ago · 540 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.8196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 19563 days ago · 582 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.8215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 19556 days ago · 641 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.7229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 19545 days ago · 585 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000cd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.