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M6.6 earthquake, Fiji, 1985-08-28

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth625 km

Time (UTC)1985-08-28 20:50

Rank in 198529 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19003496 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

Fiji region · -21.01, -178.98

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1997 M7.8M7.8

1919 M7.8M7.8

2002 M7.7M7.7

1962 M7.5M7.5

1957 M7.4M7.4

1996 M7.4M7.4

2013 M7.4M7.4

1937 M7.3M7.3

1944 M7.3M7.3

2011 M7.3M7.3

1967 M7.2M7.2

1910 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 1984-11-17	1984-11-17 13:45	451 km	Fiji region
M6.3 1984-11-15	1984-11-15 05:52	348 km	244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.0 1984-09-28	1984-09-28 03:03	364 km	270 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.4 1984-04-22	1984-04-22 03:33	593 km	Fiji region
M6.0 1984-03-14	1984-03-14 11:36	570 km	Fiji region
M6.2 1984-03-12	1984-03-12 10:50	546 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.0 1983-11-29	1983-11-29 23:41	525 km	Fiji region
M6.2 1982-09-17	1982-09-17 13:28	546 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.0 1982-01-04	1982-01-04 22:20	195 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.4 1979-08-05	1979-08-05 00:53	181 km	292 km SW of Haveluloto, 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.