M4.4 earthquake 208 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 208 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Sep 15, 1973, 12:39 AM GMT+12 (12:39 UTC), 580 km (360 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 258 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-09-14 12:39:31 UTC
- Depth
- 580.0 km (360.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.919° S, 178.725° 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Fiji region · 19369 days ago · 652 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.4258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19352 days ago · 544 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 19349 days ago · 654 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.1277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19349 days ago · 619 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.8172 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 19348 days ago · 588 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.5260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19340 days ago · 596 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.6246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19318 days ago · 583 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003e6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC.