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1956 Fiji Earthquake
23 May 1956 · Fiji
On 23 May 1956 at 20:48 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Fiji, at a depth of 430 km. It occurred on the Futuna Plate, 9 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (mid-ocean ridge).
- Date
- 23 May 1956
- Time
- 20:48 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 430 km
- Plate
- Futuna Plate
- Country
- Fiji
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth