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Historic Earthquake
2002 Fiji Earthquake
19 August 2002 · Fiji
On 19 August 2002 at 11:01 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Fiji, at a depth of 580 km. It occurred on the Australian Plate, 299 km from its boundary with the Tonga Plate (mid-ocean ridge).
- Date
- 19 August 2002
- Time
- 11:01 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 580 km
- Plate
- Australian Plate
- Country
- Fiji
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19971997 Fiji-Tonga Earthquake · M 7.7
- 1957Fiji · M 7.5
- 1937Fiji · M 8.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth