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M6.6 earthquake, Fiji, 1988-03-10

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth623 km

Time (UTC)1988-03-10 10:25

Rank in 198830 / 122among M6+

Rank since 19003513 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

Fiji region · -20.92, -178.65

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
M6.4 1988-01-15	1988-01-15 08:40	214 km	90 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.1 1987-08-26	1987-08-26 06:56	569 km	Fiji region
M6.5 1987-04-29	1987-04-29 14:27	385 km	Fiji region
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
M7.2 1986-10-30	1986-10-30 01:28	188 km	157 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.5 1986-06-28	1986-06-28 05:03	211 km	151 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
M7.1 1986-06-16	1986-06-16 10:48	547 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.8 1986-05-26	1986-05-26 18:40	583 km	Fiji region

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.