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 Australian–Pacific plate margin.
Date | Region | Mag. | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Comments | ||
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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. |
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