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M6.9 earthquake, Fiji, 1979-11-16

MagnitudeM6.9ms

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1979-11-16 15:21

Rank in 197912 / 86among M6+

Rank since 19001859 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

78 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · -16.76, -179.98

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2018 M8.2M8.2

1909 M7.6M7.6

1956 M7.6M7.6

1994 M7.6M7.6

1910 M7.4M7.4

1998 M7.2M7.2

1916 M7.1M7.1

2004 M7.1M7.1

1963 M7.0M7.0

1967 M7.0M7.0

1949 M6.9M6.9

1993 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1975-10-20	1975-10-20 22:25	33 km	227 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.1 1974-11-10	1974-11-10 04:25	33 km	176 km SSW of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.0 1974-10-21	1974-10-21 04:12	602 km	220 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.0 1974-05-07	1974-05-07 02:25	33 km	276 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.6 1971-08-14	1971-08-14 09:02	14 km	142 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.5 1971-08-14	1971-08-14 09:01	25 km	162 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.1 1970-08-07	1970-08-07 07:51	556 km	273 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M7.0 1967-01-19	1967-01-19 12:40	10 km	85 km SW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna
M6.1 1966-10-08	1966-10-08 02:34	12 km	252 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.2 1966-10-08	1966-10-08 00:12	15 km	274 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna

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.