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M6.9 earthquake, Fiji, 2001-04-28

MagnitudeM6.9mwb

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Depth352 km

Time (UTC)2001-04-28 04:49

Rank in 200118 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19001939 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

Fiji region · -18.06, -176.94

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2018 M8.2M8.2

1903 M8.0M8.0

1919 M7.8M7.8

1950 M7.8M7.8

1909 M7.6M7.6

1994 M7.6M7.6

2026 M7.5M7.5

1962 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.4M7.4

1937 M7.3M7.3

1910 M7.2M7.2

1911 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2000-10-31	2000-10-31 18:43	33 km	165 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
M6.3 2000-10-21	2000-10-21 05:25	292 km	196 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
M6.5 2000-05-04	2000-05-04 20:36	516 km	229 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.0 2000-04-18	2000-04-18 17:28	221 km	141 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga
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 1998-11-24	1998-11-24 23:54	223 km	119 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga
M7.2 1998-03-29	1998-03-29 19:48	537 km	178 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
M6.0 1997-01-03	1997-01-03 03:58	140 km	82 km NW of Pangai, Tonga

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.