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M6.7 earthquake, Fiji, 1984-11-17

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth451 km

Time (UTC)1984-11-17 13:45

Rank in 198426 / 133among M6+

Rank since 19002871 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

Fiji region · -18.79, -178.03

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2018 M8.2M8.2

1919 M7.8M7.8

1950 M7.8M7.8

1909 M7.6M7.6

1994 M7.6M7.6

2026 M7.5M7.5

1962 M7.5M7.5

1957 M7.4M7.4

1996 M7.4M7.4

1910 M7.4M7.4

1937 M7.3M7.3

1967 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1984-11-15	1984-11-15 05:52	348 km	244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.1 1984-10-13	1984-10-13 02:03	37 km	179 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
M6.3 1984-04-25	1984-04-25 04:19	415 km	Fiji region
M6.0 1984-03-14	1984-03-14 11:36	570 km	Fiji region
M6.0 1983-11-29	1983-11-29 23:41	525 km	Fiji region
M6.7 1983-09-17	1983-09-17 12:11	33 km	266 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.5 1983-05-15	1983-05-15 00:24	33 km	168 km NW of Pangai, Tonga
M6.0 1980-11-30	1980-11-30 12:24	202 km	162 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
M6.0 1980-07-20	1980-07-20 21:20	591 km	219 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.2 1979-11-24	1979-11-24 19:19	33 km	254 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga

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.