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M6.8 earthquake, Fiji, 2018-11-18

MagnitudeM6.8mww

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Depth540 km

Time (UTC)2018-11-18 20:25

Rank in 201827 / 134among M6+

Rank since 19002492 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

187 km E of Levuka, Fiji · -17.87, -178.93

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.7 2018-11-27	2018-11-27 02:45	574 km	224 km E of Levuka, Fiji

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

1962 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.4M7.4

1910 M7.2M7.2

1911 M7.2M7.2

1907 M7.2M7.2

1998 M7.2M7.2

2006 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 2018-09-30	2018-09-30 10:52	550 km	279 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.4 2018-08-19	2018-08-19 04:28	416 km	284 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.3 2018-08-19	2018-08-19 00:23	576 km	Fiji region
M8.2 2018-08-19	2018-08-19 00:19	600 km	2018 Fiji Earthquake
M6.0 2018-02-09	2018-02-09 11:43	557 km	215 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.0 2018-02-01	2018-02-01 11:05	10 km	254 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.4 2017-08-19	2017-08-19 02:00	544 km	195 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.0 2017-04-18	2017-04-18 17:11	628 km	245 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.9 2016-09-24	2016-09-24 21:28	596 km	Fiji region
M6.0 2015-06-21	2015-06-21 21:28	563 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.