M4.8 earthquake 224 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 224 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Jun 28, 1973, 11:48 PM GMT+12 (11:48 UTC), 638 km (396 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-28 11:48:31 UTC
- Depth
- 638.0 km (396.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.212° S, 178.565° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.8254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19433 days ago · 571 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.8276 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 19423 days ago · 515 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.5213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19394 days ago · 634 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002es. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:58 AM UTC.