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M7.2 earthquake, south of the Fiji Islands, 1972-03-30

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth502 km

Time (UTC)1972-03-30 05:34

Rank in 19729 / 132among M6+

Rank since 1900823 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×75approx.

south of the Fiji Islands · -25.80, 179.68

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2002 M7.7M7.7

1972 M7.2M7.2

2022 M7.0M7.0

1997 M6.8M6.8

2022 M6.8M6.8

1994 M6.7M6.7

1993 M6.7M6.7

2011 M6.7M6.7

2007 M6.6M6.6

2022 M6.6M6.6

2023 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1971-02-15	1971-02-15 07:51	589 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.3 1959-01-15	1959-01-15 21:20	485 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.5 1911-04-28	1911-04-28 18:35	400 km	south of the Fiji Islands

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.