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M6.9 earthquake, Fiji, 1996-10-19

MagnitudeM6.9mwc

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Depth591 km

Time (UTC)1996-10-19 14:53

Rank in 199618 / 164among M6+

Rank since 19001924 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

Fiji region · -20.41, -178.51

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2018 M8.2M8.2

1997 M7.8M7.8

1919 M7.8M7.8

1950 M7.8M7.8

2002 M7.7M7.7

1909 M7.6M7.6

1994 M7.6M7.6

1962 M7.5M7.5

1957 M7.4M7.4

1996 M7.4M7.4

1910 M7.4M7.4

1937 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.4 1996-08-05	1996-08-05 22:38	550 km	Fiji region
M6.2 1995-12-10	1995-12-10 23:46	412 km	299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.1 1995-10-29	1995-10-29 19:40	618 km	Fiji region
M6.4 1995-10-06	1995-10-06 11:39	198 km	146 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
M6.3 1995-01-17	1995-01-17 16:54	634 km	Fiji region
M6.5 1994-03-31	1994-03-31 22:40	580 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.0 1994-03-09	1994-03-09 23:50	591 km	257 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M7.6 1994-03-09	1994-03-09 23:28	562 km	240 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.0 1993-10-11	1993-10-11 13:07	554 km	208 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.1 1993-08-21	1993-08-21 09:42	427 km	292 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

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.