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M6.8 earthquake, south of the Fiji Islands, 1963-07-04

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth181 km

Time (UTC)1963-07-04 10:58

Rank in 196326 / 129among M6+

Rank since 19002266 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

south of the Fiji Islands · -26.46, -177.87

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1976 M8.0M8.0

2007 M7.8M7.8

1986 M7.7M7.7

1963 M7.6M7.6

1959 M7.3M7.3

1970 M7.3M7.3

1977 M7.2M7.2

1960 M7.2M7.2

1996 M7.2M7.2

1941 M7.1M7.1

1997 M7.0M7.0

2009 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1961-05-02	1961-05-02 22:44	30 km	Kermadec Islands region
M6.1 1961-02-11	1961-02-11 21:01	59 km	Kermadec Islands region
M6.1 1961-02-09	1961-02-09 02:08	55 km	Kermadec Islands region
M7.2 1960-11-24	1960-11-24 06:52	30 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.6 1960-11-23	1960-11-23 14:12	25 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.2 1960-08-09	1960-08-09 16:46	75 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.1 1959-12-21	1959-12-21 11:14	35 km	Kermadec Islands region
M6.1 1959-12-21	1959-12-21 10:20	35 km	Kermadec Islands region
M6.0 1959-10-19	1959-10-19 08:27	45 km	Kermadec Islands region
M6.4 1959-09-29	1959-09-29 15:32	35 km	Kermadec Islands region

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.