M 7.2 earthquake – 178 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
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Local time: Mar 30, 1998 · 07:48 (UTC+12)
MajorDeep · 537 km
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- Magnitude
- 7.2moment magnitude (mwc)
- Depth
- 537 kmDeep earthquake
- Epicenter
- -17.552, -179.092206 km from Labasa
- Energy released
- 951 kilotons of TNTabout 63 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 10M2.5+ within 96 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 798USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 1994
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Mar 9, 1994.
How strong was it?
Major earthquake. It released 951 kilotons of TNT, 1,995 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
10 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 96 km in the 60 days after.
- 5.0 182 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji Mar 29, 1998
- 5.6 181 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji Mar 29, 1998
- 4.6 200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji Mar 29, 1998
- 5.0 199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji Mar 29, 1998
- 4.8 218 km E of Levuka, Fiji Mar 29, 1998
- 4.5 227 km E of Levuka, Fiji Apr 21, 1998
- 4.5 210 km E of Levuka, Fiji Apr 24, 1998
- 4.7 202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji Apr 26, 1998
- 4.5 192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji May 15, 1998
- 4.6 233 km E of Levuka, Fiji May 23, 1998
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Fiji.
- 8.2 2018 Fiji Earthquake Aug 19, 2018
- 7.9 45 km S of Levuka, Fiji Sep 6, 2018
- 7.8 Fiji region Jan 1, 1919
- 7.6 240 km E of Levuka, Fiji Mar 9, 1994
- 7.6 144 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna May 23, 1956
- 7.6 178 km E of Levuka, Fiji Feb 22, 1909
- 7.4 227 km E of Levuka, Fiji Aug 21, 1910
- 7.3 77 km ENE of Ba, Fiji Nov 9, 2009