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M6.7 earthquake, south of the Fiji Islands, 1964-12-28

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth589 km

Time (UTC)1964-12-28 16:16

Rank in 196422 / 144among M6+

Rank since 19002689 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×12approx.

south of the Fiji Islands · -22.10, -179.71

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2002 M7.7M7.7

1957 M7.4M7.4

1996 M7.4M7.4

2013 M7.4M7.4

1937 M7.3M7.3

1944 M7.3M7.3

2011 M7.3M7.3

1967 M7.2M7.2

1910 M7.2M7.2

1992 M7.2M7.2

2023 M7.2M7.2

2006 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1963-10-07	1963-10-07 13:14	546 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.4 1963-09-08	1963-09-08 19:50	545 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.5 1962-09-10	1962-09-10 15:44	631 km	Fiji region
M6.4 1959-09-15	1959-09-15 11:05	594 km	Fiji region
M7.4 1957-09-28	1957-09-28 14:20	587 km	Fiji region
M6.7 1955-08-06	1955-08-06 08:31	360 km	255 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga
M7.1 1948-01-27	1948-01-27 11:58	595 km	Fiji region
M7.3 1944-05-25	1944-05-25 01:06	633 km	Fiji region
M6.8 1939-07-20	1939-07-20 02:23	635 km	Fiji region
M7.3 1937-04-16	1937-04-16 03:01	330 km	227 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

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.