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M6.9 earthquake, south of the Fiji Islands, 1998-05-16

MagnitudeM6.9mwc

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Depth586 km

Time (UTC)1998-05-16 02:22

Rank in 199813 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19001930 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

south of the Fiji Islands · -22.23, -179.52

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 1998-04-14	1998-04-14 03:41	499 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.0 1998-01-27	1998-01-27 02:14	643 km	Fiji region
M6.0 1997-10-17	1997-10-17 15:02	579 km	Fiji region
M7.8 1997-10-14	1997-10-14 09:53	167 km	192 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.1 1996-11-17	1996-11-17 21:11	592 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.9 1996-10-19	1996-10-19 14:53	591 km	Fiji region
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
M6.3 1995-01-17	1995-01-17 16:54	634 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.