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M6.9 earthquake, Fiji, 2014-07-21

MagnitudeM6.9mww

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Depth615 km

Time (UTC)2014-07-21 14:54

Rank in 201419 / 155among M6+

Rank since 19001991 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

Fiji region · -19.80, -178.40

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2018 M8.2M8.2

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

1944 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2013-05-23	2013-05-23 21:07	150 km	85 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
M6.0 2011-10-27	2011-10-27 00:15	603 km	122 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M7.3 2011-09-15	2011-09-15 19:31	645 km	Fiji region
M6.4 2011-04-03	2011-04-03 14:07	552 km	227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
M6.2 2010-08-16	2010-08-16 19:35	603 km	Fiji region
M6.0 2010-04-10	2010-04-10 16:54	273 km	155 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
M6.4 2009-11-22	2009-11-22 07:48	523 km	241 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.0 2008-11-29	2008-11-29 05:59	386 km	Fiji region
M6.4 2008-07-19	2008-07-19 22:39	391 km	Fiji region
M6.3 2008-04-18	2008-04-18 20:39	554 km	193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

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.