Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, May 4, 1973, 1:21 PM GMT+12 (01:21 UTC), 590 km (367 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1973-05-04 01:21:21 UTC
Depth
590.0 km (366.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.593° S, 178.596° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
11

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 19504 days ago · 543 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.7234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19496 days ago · 570 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.8180 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 19481 days ago · 553 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 19459 days ago · 587 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 5.0Fiji region · 19459 days ago · 565 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.5221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19452 days ago · 642 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.8224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19452 days ago · 638 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 5.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19508 days ago · 600 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 5.0251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19511 days ago · 596 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 19513 days ago · 398 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.9228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19526 days ago · 590 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001py. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC.