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M6.9 earthquake, Fiji, 2016-09-24

MagnitudeM6.9mww

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Depth596 km

Time (UTC)2016-09-24 21:28

Rank in 201621 / 147among M6+

Rank since 19002002 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

Fiji region · -19.78, -178.24

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

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
M6.9 2016-05-28	2016-05-28 05:38	406 km	Fiji region
M6.4 2016-05-27	2016-05-27 04:08	567 km	Fiji region
M6.0 2015-06-21	2015-06-21 21:28	563 km	Fiji region
M6.2 2015-05-24	2015-05-24 14:38	10 km	175 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
M6.0 2015-05-20	2015-05-20 00:30	203 km	135 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
M6.1 2015-04-28	2015-04-28 16:39	581 km	Fiji region
M6.2 2015-01-28	2015-01-28 02:43	484 km	Fiji region
M6.0 2014-12-30	2014-12-30 21:17	599 km	Fiji region
M7.1 2014-11-01	2014-11-01 18:57	434 km	Fiji region
M6.9 2014-07-21	2014-07-21 14:54	615 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.