M6.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Sep 10, 1920, 6:56 AM GMT+12 (18:56 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1920-09-09 18:56:02 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.920° S, 173.111° E
- Region
- Fiji
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.52
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem912607. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.