Largest Earthquakes in or Near Fiji on Record Since 1900

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Since 1900, Fiji has had 224 quakes of magnitudes up to 8.1:

1 quake above magnitude 8
26 quakes between magnitude 7 and 8
197 quakes between magnitude 6 and 7

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Latest: Mag. 6.5 Earthquake 185 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji -

Strongest: Mag. 8.1 Earthquake Fiji Islands Region -

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Showing quakes since 1900magnitude 7.8 or higher, within up to 100 km (62 mi) distance (224 quakes):

Largest earthquakes in or near Fiji on record since 1900 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Oct 31, 2023 11:10 pm (Fiji)	6.5 560 km	14 km (8.7 mi) to the E	185 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji 1 report	Info
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 18, 2023 04:31 pm (GMT +12)	6.7 596 km	346 km (215 mi) to the S	South of the Fiji Islands 1 report	Info
Saturday, November 12, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 12, 2022 07:09 pm (GMT +12)	7.0 579 km	33 km (21 mi) to the SE	Fiji region 3 reports	Info
Monday, March 7, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 7, 2022 05:34 pm (GMT +12)	6.1 582 km	42 km (26 mi) to the SE	Fiji region 1 report	Info
Sunday, December 26, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 27, 2021 03:42 am (GMT +12)	6.1 639 km	33 km (21 mi) to the E	141 km E of Levuka, Fiji 2 reports	Info
Sunday, December 19, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 20, 2021 04:28 am (Fiji)	6.2 10 km	42 km (26 mi) to the N	85 Km W of Labasa, Fiji 22 reports	Info
Friday, July 2, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 3, 2021 09:14 am (GMT +13)	6.1 594 km	147 km (91 mi) to the SE	Fiji Islands Region 1 report	Info
Friday, May 21, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
May 22, 2021 10:13 am (GMT +12)	6.5 10 km	174 km (108 mi) to the E	265 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna 2 reports	Info
Friday, May 7, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
May 8, 2021 11:35 am (GMT +12)	6.0 384 km	89 km (55 mi) to the E	Fiji Islands Region 1 report	Info
Sunday, April 25, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 26, 2021 11:28 am (GMT +13)	6.5 235 km	189 km (117 mi) to the SE	Fiji Islands Region 1 report	Info
Thursday, April 1, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 2, 2021 04:11 am (GMT +13)	6.0 593 km	142 km (88 mi) to the SE	Fiji Islands Region	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.8 x 10¹⁷ joules (1 x 10⁵ gigawatt hours, equivalent to 9 x 10⁷ tons of TNT or 5626.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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