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M6.5 earthquake, south of the Fiji Islands, 1998-01-27

MagnitudeM6.5mwb

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Depth610 km

Time (UTC)1998-01-27 21:05

Rank in 199837 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19004486 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

south of the Fiji Islands · -22.41, 179.03

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2002 M7.7M7.7

1969 M7.2M7.2

1986 M7.1M7.1

2022 M6.8M6.8

1993 M6.7M6.7

2011 M6.7M6.7

2023 M6.7M6.7

2014 M6.6M6.6

2025 M6.6M6.6

2002 M6.5M6.5

1998 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1998-01-27	1998-01-27 19:55	611 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.7 1993-08-07	1993-08-07 17:53	523 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.1 1990-10-10	1990-10-10 05:54	548 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.0 1989-08-03	1989-08-03 22:25	592 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.1 1989-04-18	1989-04-18 12:33	524 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M7.1 1986-05-26	1986-05-26 19:06	538 km	230 km S of Suva, Fiji
M6.4 1984-08-26	1984-08-26 05:00	560 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.0 1981-04-28	1981-04-28 21:14	540 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.1 1974-03-23	1974-03-23 14:28	535 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.4 1973-12-28	1973-12-28 05:31	549 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.