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M6.5 earthquake, Fiji, 2000-01-09

MagnitudeM6.5mwb

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)2000-01-09 21:54

Rank in 200035 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19004495 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

Fiji region · -18.82, 174.37

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2021 M7.3M7.3

2000 M7.1M7.1

2021 M6.9M6.9

2017 M6.9M6.9

1972 M6.8M6.8

1993 M6.7M6.7

1948 M6.5M6.5

1987 M6.5M6.5

2000 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1997-05-21	1997-05-21 16:26	33 km	197 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
M6.3 1994-09-03	1994-09-03 17:46	33 km	Vanuatu region
M6.7 1993-06-30	1993-06-30 23:47	13 km	Vanuatu region
M6.0 1990-02-02	1990-02-02 14:49	10 km	84 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
M6.3 1989-08-14	1989-08-14 17:51	33 km	156 km SSW of Nadi, Fiji
M6.0 1989-07-24	1989-07-24 10:03	31 km	135 km SSW of Nadi, Fiji
M6.5 1987-06-24	1987-06-24 03:30	33 km	Vanuatu region
M6.2 1985-11-02	1985-11-02 19:49	10 km	166 km W of Nadi, Fiji
M6.4 1984-08-31	1984-08-31 15:42	29 km	Vanuatu region
M6.1 1978-07-24	1978-07-24 19:45	37 km	Vanuatu 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.