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M6.8 earthquake, south of the Fiji Islands, 2022-11-09

MagnitudeM6.8mww

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Depth630 km

Time (UTC)2022-11-09 09:38

Rank in 202222 / 127among M6+

Rank since 19002506 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

south of the Fiji Islands · -26.01, 178.28

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.0 2022-11-09	2022-11-09 09:51	660 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.6 2022-11-09	2022-11-09 10:14	624 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.1 2022-11-14	2022-11-14 05:04	630 km	south of the Fiji Islands

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2002 M7.7M7.7

1972 M7.2M7.2

2022 M7.0M7.0

1997 M6.8M6.8

2022 M6.8M6.8

1994 M6.7M6.7

1993 M6.7M6.7

2011 M6.7M6.7

2007 M6.6M6.6

2022 M6.6M6.6

2023 M6.6M6.6

2014 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2022-05-22	2022-05-22 07:06	604 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.1 2021-10-21	2021-10-21 08:10	487 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.5 2018-09-16	2018-09-16 21:11	576 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.1 2017-06-17	2017-06-17 22:26	511 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.0 2015-09-07	2015-09-07 08:46	535 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.3 2014-05-04	2014-05-04 09:25	634 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.6 2014-05-04	2014-05-04 09:15	527 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.3 2014-03-26	2014-03-26 03:29	495 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.2 2013-08-28	2013-08-28 02:54	478 km	Kermadec Islands region
M6.3 2012-01-24	2012-01-24 00:52	580 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.