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M6.5 earthquake, Fiji, 2008-01-15

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth598 km

Time (UTC)2008-01-15 17:52

Rank in 200838 / 179among M6+

Rank since 19004571 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

Fiji region · -21.98, -179.53

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2008-02-01	2008-02-01 12:10	604 km	Fiji region
M5.6 2008-02-07	2008-02-07 09:25	465 km	south of the Fiji Islands

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1997 M7.8M7.8

2002 M7.7M7.7

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

1992 M7.2M7.2

2023 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2007-11-19	2007-11-19 00:52	558 km	Fiji region
M6.1 2007-05-06	2007-05-06 22:01	688 km	206 km SE of Levuka, Fiji
M6.5 2007-05-06	2007-05-06 21:11	676 km	203 km SE of Levuka, Fiji
M6.3 2006-06-27	2006-06-27 02:59	570 km	Fiji region
M6.0 2006-06-02	2006-06-02 07:31	592 km	Fiji region
M6.4 2006-02-26	2006-02-26 03:08	535 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M7.2 2006-01-02	2006-01-02 22:13	583 km	Fiji region
M6.1 2005-03-30	2005-03-30 17:41	589 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.3 2005-03-19	2005-03-19 17:34	599 km	Fiji region
M6.6 2004-11-17	2004-11-17 21:09	623 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.