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M6.9 earthquake, Fiji, 1993-04-16

MagnitudeM6.9mwb

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Depth565 km

Time (UTC)1993-04-16 14:08

Rank in 199313 / 148among M6+

Rank since 19001904 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

195 km E of Levuka, Fiji · -17.78, -178.86

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2018 M8.2M8.2

1919 M7.8M7.8

1909 M7.6M7.6

1956 M7.6M7.6

1994 M7.6M7.6

1962 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.4M7.4

1911 M7.2M7.2

1907 M7.2M7.2

1998 M7.2M7.2

2006 M7.2M7.2

1948 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1993-03-21	1993-03-21 05:04	589 km	228 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.7 1992-11-08	1992-11-08 03:43	10 km	126 km NE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.4 1992-08-30	1992-08-30 20:09	565 km	209 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.5 1990-06-08	1990-06-08 15:05	499 km	219 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji
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
M6.5 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
M6.0 1986-06-11	1986-06-11 06:18	18 km	171 km SW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna
M6.0 1986-04-01	1986-04-01 10:13	540 km	227 km E of Levuka, Fiji

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.