M 7.9 earthquake – 45 km S of Levuka, Fiji
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Local time: Sep 7, 2018 · 03:49 (UTC+12)
MajorDeep · 671 kmPAGER greenTsunami information issued
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- Magnitude
- 7.9moment magnitude (mww)
- Depth
- 671 kmDeep earthquake
- Epicenter
- -18.474, 179.35099 km from Nasinu
- Energy released
- 11 megatons of TNTabout 712 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- 27"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 3.6max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 87M2.5+ within 250 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 979USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Aug 19, 2018.
How strong was it?
Major earthquake. It released 11 megatons of TNT, 22,387 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
87 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 250 km in the 60 days after.
- 5.7 23 km S of Levuka, Fiji Sep 6, 2018
- 5.4 194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji Sep 6, 2018
- 5.1 153 km E of Levuka, Fiji Sep 6, 2018
- 5.3 122 km E of Levuka, Fiji Sep 6, 2018
- 5.0 208 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji Sep 6, 2018
- 5.1 107 km E of Levuka, Fiji Sep 6, 2018
- 5.2 88 km E of Levuka, Fiji Sep 6, 2018
- 4.7 142 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji Sep 6, 2018
- 5.0 119 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji Sep 6, 2018
- 5.1 75 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji Sep 6, 2018
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Fiji.
- 8.2 2018 Fiji Earthquake Aug 19, 2018
- 7.8 Fiji region Jan 1, 1919
- 7.6 240 km E of Levuka, Fiji Mar 9, 1994
- 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
- 7.2 178 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji Mar 29, 1998
- 7.1 208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji Jul 15, 2004
In the week before
Earthquakes within 250 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.