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M7.8 earthquake, Fiji, 1919-01-01

MagnitudeM7.8mw

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Depth485 km

Time (UTC)1919-01-01 03:00

Rank in 19193 / 90among M6+

Rank since 1900171 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×501approx.

Fiji region · -19.32, -178.08

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2018 M8.2M8.2

1950 M7.8M7.8

1919 M7.8M7.8

1909 M7.6M7.6

1994 M7.6M7.6

2026 M7.5M7.5

1962 M7.5M7.5

1957 M7.4M7.4

1996 M7.4M7.4

1910 M7.4M7.4

1937 M7.3M7.3

1944 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.1 1916-07-08	1916-07-08 09:34	600 km	217 km E of Levuka, Fiji
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
M7.4 1910-08-21	1910-08-21 05:38	550 km	227 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M7.0 1910-04-20	1910-04-20 22:22	350 km	254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga
M7.6 1909-02-22	1909-02-22 09:21	550 km	178 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M7.2 1907-03-31	1907-03-31 22:00	360 km	Fiji 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.