Earthquakes in Fiji are infrequent and are sometimes accompanied by tsunami. The group of islands are positioned at the Australian–Pacific 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] | |||
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References
Sources
- NGDC (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
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