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M7.2 earthquake, Fiji, 1998-03-29

MagnitudeM7.2mwc

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Depth537 km

Time (UTC)1998-03-29 19:48

Rank in 19985 / 121among M6+

Rank since 1900959 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

178 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · -17.55, -179.09

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

1910 M7.4M7.4

1907 M7.2M7.2

2006 M7.2M7.2

1998 M7.2M7.2

1916 M7.1M7.1

2004 M7.1M7.1

2014 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1998-01-14	1998-01-14 17:24	33 km	159 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.7 1998-01-12	1998-01-12 16:36	23 km	149 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.6 1997-08-08	1997-08-08 22:27	10 km	168 km SW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna
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
M6.1 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
M6.3 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

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.