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M7.0 earthquake, Fiji, 1991-09-30

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth566 km

Time (UTC)1991-09-30 00:21

Rank in 199117 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19001517 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

Fiji region · -20.88, -178.59

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
M7.0 1991-06-09	1991-06-09 07:45	266 km	144 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
M6.0 1991-04-18	1991-04-18 09:41	471 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.3 1990-06-26	1990-06-26 12:08	587 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.9 1990-06-23	1990-06-23 21:38	180 km	139 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.5 1990-06-08	1990-06-08 15:05	499 km	219 km ESE 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
M6.4 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

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.