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M7.1 earthquake, Fiji, 1948-01-27

MagnitudeM7.1mw

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Depth595 km

Time (UTC)1948-01-27 11:58

Rank in 194810 / 114among M6+

Rank since 19001116 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×45approx.

Fiji region · -20.22, -178.56

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2018 M8.2M8.2

1997 M7.8M7.8

1919 M7.8M7.8

1950 M7.8M7.8

2002 M7.7M7.7

1909 M7.6M7.6

1994 M7.6M7.6

1962 M7.5M7.5

1957 M7.4M7.4

1996 M7.4M7.4

1910 M7.4M7.4

1937 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.2 1929-10-07	1929-10-07 15:07	15 km	86 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.2 1924-12-24	1924-12-24 22:03	15 km	165 km W of Pangai, Tonga
M7.1 1924-05-04	1924-05-04 16:51	535 km	Fiji region
M7.8 1919-01-01	1919-01-01 03:00	485 km	Fiji region
M7.1 1916-07-08	1916-07-08 09:34	600 km	217 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M7.1 1915-02-25	1915-02-25 20:36	600 km	Fiji region
M7.2 1911-08-21	1911-08-21 16:28	230 km	241 km WNW of Houma, 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.