Major earthquakes in Fiji since 1900 (M6+)

M6+224

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LargestM7.92018

M7+25

LatestM6.32026-03-01

Per decade

1900s2

1910s5

1920s11

1930s8

1940s6

1950s13

1960s19

1970s10

1980s25

1990s27

2000s53

2010s33

2020s12

Depth

0–70 km79

70–300 km0

300 km+145

50 largest

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.9 2018-09-06	2018-09-06 15:49	671 km	45 km S of Levuka, Fiji
M7.8 1919-01-01	1919-01-01 03:00	485 km	Fiji region
M7.7 2002-08-19	2002-08-19 11:01	580 km	Fiji region
M7.6 1909-02-22	1909-02-22 09:21	550 km	178 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M7.6 1994-03-09	1994-03-09 23:28	562 km	240 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M7.4 1910-08-21	1910-08-21 05:38	550 km	227 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M7.4 1957-09-28	1957-09-28 14:20	587 km	Fiji region
M7.4 1996-08-05	1996-08-05 22:38	550 km	Fiji region
M7.3 1944-05-25	1944-05-25 01:06	633 km	Fiji region
M7.3 2009-11-09	2009-11-09 10:44	595 km	77 km ENE of Ba, Fiji
M7.3 2011-09-15	2011-09-15 19:31	645 km	Fiji region
M7.2 1967-10-09	1967-10-09 17:21	637 km	Fiji region
M7.2 1907-03-31	1907-03-31 22:00	360 km	Fiji region
M7.2 1998-03-29	1998-03-29 19:48	537 km	178 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
M7.2 2006-01-02	2006-01-02 22:13	583 km	Fiji region
M7.1 1915-02-25	1915-02-25 20:36	600 km	Fiji region
M7.1 1916-07-08	1916-07-08 09:34	600 km	217 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M7.1 1924-05-04	1924-05-04 16:51	535 km	Fiji region
M7.1 1948-01-27	1948-01-27 11:58	595 km	Fiji region
M7.1 1986-05-26	1986-05-26 19:06	538 km	230 km S of Suva, Fiji
M7.1 2004-07-15	2004-07-15 04:27	566 km	208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
M7.1 2014-11-01	2014-11-01 18:57	434 km	Fiji region
M7.0 1963-08-25	1963-08-25 12:18	570 km	217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
M7.0 1991-09-30	1991-09-30 00:21	566 km	Fiji region
M7.0 2022-11-12	2022-11-12 07:09	579 km	Fiji region
M6.9 1949-12-26	1949-12-26 06:23	15 km	130 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.9 1979-11-16	1979-11-16 15:21	33 km	78 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.9 1993-04-16	1993-04-16 14:08	565 km	195 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.9 1996-10-19	1996-10-19 14:53	591 km	Fiji region
M6.9 2001-04-28	2001-04-28 04:49	352 km	Fiji region
M6.9 2014-07-21	2014-07-21 14:54	615 km	Fiji region
M6.9 2016-05-28	2016-05-28 05:38	406 km	Fiji region
M6.9 2016-09-24	2016-09-24 21:28	596 km	Fiji region
M6.9 2017-01-03	2017-01-03 21:52	12 km	225 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
M6.8 1939-07-20	1939-07-20 02:23	635 km	Fiji region
M6.8 1950-09-22	1950-09-22 23:53	400 km	Fiji region
M6.8 1986-05-26	1986-05-26 18:40	583 km	Fiji region
M6.8 2018-11-18	2018-11-18 20:25	540 km	187 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.8 1972-01-01	1972-01-01 22:05	10 km	281 km WNW of Lautoka, Fiji
M6.7 1928-06-21	1928-06-21 10:40	15 km	179 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
M6.7 1984-11-17	1984-11-17 13:45	451 km	Fiji region
M6.7 1992-11-08	1992-11-08 03:43	10 km	126 km NE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.7 1998-01-12	1998-01-12 16:36	23 km	149 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.7 2006-02-02	2006-02-02 12:48	598 km	245 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.7 2018-09-30	2018-09-30 10:52	550 km	279 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.7 1969-01-24	1969-01-24 02:33	594 km	Fiji region
M6.7 1966-03-17	1966-03-17 15:50	625 km	Fiji region
M6.6 1959-07-03	1959-07-03 17:55	15 km	Fiji region
M6.6 1985-08-28	1985-08-28 20:50	625 km	Fiji region
M6.6 1988-03-10	1988-03-10 10:25	623 km	Fiji region

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.