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M7.7 earthquake, Fiji, 2002-08-19

MagnitudeM7.7mwc

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Depth580 km

Time (UTC)2002-08-19 11:01

Rank in 20022 / 139among M6+

Rank since 1900280 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×355approx.

Fiji region · -21.70, -179.51

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.5 2002-08-19	2002-08-19 11:45	600 km	Fiji region
M5.5 2002-08-22	2002-08-22 23:58	619 km	Fiji region

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1997 M7.8M7.8

2002 M7.7M7.7

1962 M7.5M7.5

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

1911 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 2001-09-12	2001-09-12 08:48	608 km	Fiji region
M6.5 2001-07-04	2001-07-04 07:06	185 km	167 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.4 2001-05-26	2001-05-26 10:57	406 km	Fiji region
M6.0 2001-05-19	2001-05-19 17:36	369 km	277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.6 2000-12-18	2000-12-18 01:19	628 km	Fiji region
M6.0 2000-09-02	2000-09-02 17:02	688 km	275 km SE of Levuka, Fiji
M6.0 2000-01-15	2000-01-15 12:49	633 km	Fiji region
M6.9 1998-05-16	1998-05-16 02:22	586 km	south of the Fiji Islands
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

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.