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M6.5 earthquake, Fiji, 1990-06-08

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth499 km

Time (UTC)1990-06-08 15:05

Rank in 199048 / 153among M6+

Rank since 19004408 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

219 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · -18.87, -178.79

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2018 M8.2M8.2

1919 M7.8M7.8

1909 M7.6M7.6

1994 M7.6M7.6

1962 M7.5M7.5

1957 M7.4M7.4

1996 M7.4M7.4

1910 M7.4M7.4

1937 M7.3M7.3

1967 M7.2M7.2

1910 M7.2M7.2

1911 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1989-11-16	1989-11-16 08:39	538 km	182 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.0 1989-04-30	1989-04-30 15:33	570 km	214 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.3 1989-04-16	1989-04-16 19:48	610 km	Fiji region
M6.6 1988-03-10	1988-03-10 10:25	623 km	Fiji region
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
M6.5 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
M6.0 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

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.