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M6.8 earthquake, Fiji, 1939-07-20

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth635 km

Time (UTC)1939-07-20 02:23

Rank in 193918 / 80among M6+

Rank since 19002240 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

Fiji region · -21.13, -179.11

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1997 M7.8M7.8

1919 M7.8M7.8

2002 M7.7M7.7

1962 M7.5M7.5

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

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.3 1937-04-16	1937-04-16 03:01	330 km	227 km WNW of Haveluloto, 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 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
M7.2 1910-12-14	1910-12-14 20:46	440 km	280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga
M7.0 1910-04-20	1910-04-20 22:22	350 km	254 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.