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M6.5 earthquake, south of the Fiji Islands, 1994-03-31

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth580 km

Time (UTC)1994-03-31 22:40

Rank in 199439 / 158among M6+

Rank since 19004440 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

south of the Fiji Islands · -22.06, -179.53

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1997 M7.8M7.8

2002 M7.7M7.7

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

1992 M7.2M7.2

2023 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1993-08-21	1993-08-21 09:42	427 km	292 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.3 1992-11-12	1992-11-12 22:28	360 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.1 1992-08-04	1992-08-04 06:58	253 km	217 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
M7.2 1992-07-11	1992-07-11 10:44	377 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M7.0 1991-09-30	1991-09-30 00:21	566 km	Fiji region
M6.0 1991-04-18	1991-04-18 09:41	471 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.3 1990-07-22	1990-07-22 09:26	531 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.3 1990-06-26	1990-06-26 12:08	587 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.3 1989-05-08	1989-05-08 14:28	548 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.3 1989-04-16	1989-04-16 19:48	610 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.