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List of earthquakes in Fiji

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Earthquakes in Fiji are infrequent and are sometimes accompanied by tsunami. The group of islands are positioned at the AustralianPacific plate margin.

Date Region Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Comments
2018-09-06 Viti Levu 7.9 Mww IV
2018-08-19 Viti Levu 8.2 Mww V Small tsunami
1993-03-12 Futuna Island 6.4 Mw 5 201 Limited damage [1]
1979-11-16 Taveuni 6.9 Ms Moderate damage [2]
1953-09-14 Suva, Viti Levu 6.8 Ms VIII 8 Tsunami
1932-03-08 Koro 6.2 VII Moderate damage / tsunami [3]
1919-10-03 Rabi 6.9 Ms VIII Moderate damage [4]
January 1884 Macuata 6.8 VII Limited damage / tsunami [5]
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

References

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Sources

  • NGDC (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K