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M7.6 earthquake, Fiji, 1994-03-09

MagnitudeM7.6mw

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Depth562 km

Time (UTC)1994-03-09 23:28

Rank in 19945 / 158among M6+

Rank since 1900368 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×251approx.

240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · -18.04, -178.41

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

1957 M7.4M7.4

1996 M7.4M7.4

1910 M7.4M7.4

1910 M7.2M7.2

1911 M7.2M7.2

1907 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1994-01-19	1994-01-19 16:26	533 km	238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
M6.0 1993-10-11	1993-10-11 13:07	554 km	208 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.1 1993-07-09	1993-07-09 15:37	398 km	281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.3 1993-04-17	1993-04-17 20:32	10 km	264 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.9 1993-04-16	1993-04-16 14:08	565 km	195 km E of Levuka, Fiji
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
M6.0 1991-12-27	1991-12-27 02:32	26 km	226 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
M6.5 1990-06-08	1990-06-08 15:05	499 km	219 km ESE 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.