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M7.2 earthquake, south of the Fiji Islands, 1996-04-16

MagnitudeM7.2mwb

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Depth111 km

Time (UTC)1996-04-16 00:30

Rank in 199610 / 164among M6+

Rank since 1900954 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

south of the Fiji Islands · -24.06, -177.04

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2007 M7.8M7.8

1975 M7.8M7.8

1997 M7.8M7.8

1963 M7.6M7.6

2009 M7.6M7.6

2013 M7.4M7.4

1970 M7.3M7.3

1977 M7.2M7.2

1960 M7.2M7.2

1982 M7.2M7.2

1986 M7.2M7.2

1992 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1995-10-14	1995-10-14 08:00	148 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.6 1993-03-06	1993-03-06 10:02	18 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.3 1992-11-12	1992-11-12 22:28	360 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.0 1992-09-10	1992-09-10 10:43	38 km	136 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
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
M6.0 1991-11-11	1991-11-11 16:15	178 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.5 1991-10-18	1991-10-18 17:22	198 km	south of the Fiji Islands
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

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.