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M7.2 earthquake, Fiji, 2006-01-02

MagnitudeM7.2mwc

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Depth583 km

Time (UTC)2006-01-02 22:13

Rank in 20068 / 153among M6+

Rank since 1900973 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

Fiji region · -19.93, -178.18

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2018 M8.2M8.2

1997 M7.8M7.8

1919 M7.8M7.8

1950 M7.8M7.8

2002 M7.7M7.7

1909 M7.6M7.6

1994 M7.6M7.6

1962 M7.5M7.5

1957 M7.4M7.4

1996 M7.4M7.4

1910 M7.4M7.4

1937 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2005-08-06	2005-08-06 09:56	205 km	158 km W of Pangai, Tonga
M6.3 2005-03-19	2005-03-19 17:34	599 km	Fiji region
M6.1 2004-12-06	2004-12-06 16:26	439 km	Fiji region
M6.6 2004-11-17	2004-11-17 21:09	623 km	Fiji region
M7.1 2004-07-15	2004-07-15 04:27	566 km	208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
M6.0 2004-01-11	2004-01-11 09:29	673 km	280 km SE of Levuka, Fiji
M6.0 2003-10-15	2003-10-15 02:19	583 km	211 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.6 2003-07-27	2003-07-27 02:04	213 km	142 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.0 2003-05-19	2003-05-19 10:43	564 km	213 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.0 2003-01-09	2003-01-09 02:50	10 km	199 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, 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.