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M6.9 earthquake, south of the Fiji Islands, 2017-02-24

MagnitudeM6.9mww

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Depth414 km

Time (UTC)2017-02-24 17:28

Rank in 20179 / 110among M6+

Rank since 19002007 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

south of the Fiji Islands · -23.26, -178.80

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1997 M7.8M7.8

2002 M7.7M7.7

1963 M7.6M7.6

1996 M7.4M7.4

2013 M7.4M7.4

1944 M7.3M7.3

2011 M7.3M7.3

1967 M7.2M7.2

1986 M7.2M7.2

1992 M7.2M7.2

1996 M7.2M7.2

2023 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2016-08-12	2016-08-12 03:29	113 km	south of the Fiji Islands
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
M6.1 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 2013-10-23	2013-10-23 08:23	160 km	285 km SW of Vaini, Tonga
M7.4 2013-05-23	2013-05-23 17:19	174 km	292 km SW of Vaini, Tonga
M6.0 2012-02-26	2012-02-26 05:21	10 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M7.3 2011-09-15	2011-09-15 19:31	645 km	Fiji region
M6.3 2010-12-28	2010-12-28 08:34	551 km	south of the Fiji Islands

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.