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Fiji earthquakes in 1965

15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Fiji in 1965. The largest: M6.5 Fiji region, Nov 19, 1965.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19641966

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Where every quake of 1965 was located in Fiji. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1965

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 196515.8south of the Fiji Islands
February 196525.6162 km NW of Lautoka, Fiji
March 196525.8south of the Fiji Islands
April 196536.5217 km E of Levuka, Fiji
May 196526.1Fiji region
June 196515.7south of the Fiji Islands
July 19650
August 19650
September 19650
October 196515.5south of the Fiji Islands
November 196516.5Fiji region
December 196526.2Fiji region

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Fiji nowWorldwide in 1965

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.