October 3, 1919 Earthquake: Rabi,tunuloa Mission,suvasavu, Fiji Islands

Name: October 3, 1919 Earthquake: Rabi,tunuloa Mission,suvasavu, Fiji Islands
Start: 1919-10-03
Location: Rabi,tunuloa Mission,suvasavu, Fiji Islands

October 3, 1919 · M6.9

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Rabi,tunuloa Mission,suvasavu, Fiji Islands on October 3, 1919 at 09:37:20 UTC.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: October 3, 1919
Time: 09:37:20 UTC
Place: Rabi,tunuloa Mission,suvasavu, Fiji Islands
Magnitude: 6.9 (Ms)
Intensity: 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 16.400° S, 180.000° E
Country: Fiji

The toll

Damage: Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

The damage at Rabi and Tunuloa Mission and the intensity VIII at Savusavu indicate tan epicenter near Rabi. (reference #1184)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 1919 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1919 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 3144.