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Historic Earthquake
1994 Fiji Earthquake
9 March 1994 · Fiji
On 9 March 1994 at 23:28 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Fiji, at a depth of 563 km. It occurred on the Australian Plate, 204 km from its boundary with the Niuafo'ou Plate (continental transform fault).
- Date
- 9 March 1994
- Time
- 23:28 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 563 km
- Plate
- Australian Plate
- Country
- Fiji
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2018Fiji · M 7.9
- 20182018 Fiji Earthquake · M 8.2
- 1957Fiji · M 7.5
- 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