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2018 Fiji Earthquake
6 September 2018 · Fiji
On 6 September 2018 at 15:49 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Fiji, at a depth of 671 km. It occurred on the Australian Plate, 281 km from its boundary with the Balmoral Reef Plate (oceanic transform fault).
- Date
- 6 September 2018
- Time
- 15:49 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 671 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Plate
- Australian Plate
- Country
- Fiji
- Nearest Volcano
- Nabukelevu (161 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20182018 Fiji Earthquake · M 8.2
- 1994Fiji · M 7.6
- 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