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M6.5 earthquake, Fiji, 2000-05-04

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth516 km

Time (UTC)2000-05-04 20:36

Rank in 200036 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19004496 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · -17.91, -178.52

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

None

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

1962 M7.5M7.5

1957 M7.4M7.4

1910 M7.4M7.4

1910 M7.2M7.2

1911 M7.2M7.2

1907 M7.2M7.2

1998 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2000-02-28	2000-02-28 22:15	538 km	187 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
M6.2 2000-01-13	2000-01-13 20:07	535 km	211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
M6.0 1999-06-26	1999-06-26 22:05	590 km	264 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.1 1999-03-07	1999-03-07 20:35	33 km	139 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji
M7.2 1998-03-29	1998-03-29 19:48	537 km	178 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
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
M6.9 1996-10-19	1996-10-19 14:53	591 km	Fiji region
M6.0 1994-03-09	1994-03-09 23:50	591 km	257 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.