M4.5 earthquake 221 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 221 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Jun 28, 1973, 10:28 PM GMT+12 (10:28 UTC), 642 km (399 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 254 km E 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-28 10:28:56 UTC
- Depth
- 642.0 km (398.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.158° S, 178.593° 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
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19454 days ago · 638 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.8254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19433 days ago · 571 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.8276 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 19424 days ago · 515 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.5213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19395 days ago · 634 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002ep. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.