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M6.6 earthquake, Fiji, 1959-07-03

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1959-07-03 17:55

Rank in 195919 / 106among M6+

Rank since 19003353 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×9approx.

Fiji region · -16.27, 173.06

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1928 M7.1M7.1

1984 M6.8M6.8

1972 M6.8M6.8

1971 M6.7M6.7

1959 M6.6M6.6

1907 M6.5M6.5

1968 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1959-07-03	1959-07-03 17:55	15 km	Vanuatu region
M6.5 1950-07-20	1950-07-20 09:30	35 km	Fiji region
M6.3 1943-03-20	1943-03-20 04:50	15 km	243 km WNW of Lautoka, Fiji
M6.3 1937-09-04	1937-09-04 06:14	15 km	Fiji region
M6.4 1930-06-05	1930-06-05 11:42	15 km	Fiji region
M7.1 1928-06-29	1928-06-29 22:49	15 km	Vanuatu region
M6.5 1920-09-09	1920-09-09 18:56	15 km	Fiji region
M6.5 1907-11-03	1907-11-03 19:50	15 km	286 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

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.