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M6.7 earthquake, Fiji, 1928-06-21

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1928-06-21 10:40

Rank in 192830 / 119among M6+

Rank since 19002718 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×12approx.

179 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · -17.31, -179.18

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2018 M8.2M8.2

1919 M7.8M7.8

1909 M7.6M7.6

1956 M7.6M7.6

1994 M7.6M7.6

1910 M7.4M7.4

1907 M7.2M7.2

1998 M7.2M7.2

1916 M7.1M7.1

2004 M7.1M7.1

1963 M7.0M7.0

1967 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1928-05-28	1928-05-28 06:41	15 km	149 km SSW of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.4 1924-12-26	1924-12-26 23:31	15 km	195 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.1 1924-03-26	1924-03-26 20:02	15 km	233 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
M6.7 1922-01-01	1922-01-01 19:46	15 km	139 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.5 1919-10-03	1919-10-03 09:37	15 km	102 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.3 1919-05-08	1919-05-08 10:08	15 km	292 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M7.8 1919-01-01	1919-01-01 03:00	485 km	Fiji region
M6.4 1918-06-04	1918-06-04 17:12	15 km	225 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M7.1 1916-07-08	1916-07-08 09:34	600 km	217 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M7.4 1910-08-21	1910-08-21 05:38	550 km	227 km E of Levuka, Fiji

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.