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Historic Earthquake
1957 Fiji Earthquake
28 September 1957 · Fiji
On 28 September 1957 at 14:20 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Fiji, at a depth of 549 km. It occurred on the Australian Plate, 243 km from its boundary with the Tonga Plate (mid-ocean ridge).
- Date
- 28 September 1957
- Time
- 14:20 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 549 km
- Plate
- Australian Plate
- Country
- Fiji
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20182018 Fiji Earthquake · M 8.2
- 2002Fiji · M 7.7
- 19971997 Fiji-Tonga Earthquake · M 7.7
- 1994Fiji · M 7.6
- 1950Tonga · M 7.7
- 1937Fiji · M 8.1
- 1919Fiji · M 7.8
- 1909Fiji · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth