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M6.5 earthquake, Fiji, 1987-04-29

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth385 km

Time (UTC)1987-04-29 14:27

Rank in 198750 / 166among M6+

Rank since 19004374 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

Fiji region · -19.01, -177.74

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
M6.6 1987-03-19	1987-03-19 22:51	214 km	127 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
M6.5 1987-02-10	1987-02-10 00:59	394 km	297 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.5 1987-01-09	1987-01-09 08:01	33 km	231 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
M6.5 1986-06-28	1986-06-28 05:03	211 km	151 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
M6.0 1986-04-01	1986-04-01 10:13	540 km	227 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.6 1985-08-28	1985-08-28 20:50	625 km	Fiji region
M6.5 1984-11-22	1984-11-22 17:07	646 km	280 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.2 1984-11-17	1984-11-17 22:43	33 km	183 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
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

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.