Fiji earthquakes in 1968
12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Fiji in 1968. The largest: M6.3 115 km W of Labasa, Fiji, Jan 21, 1968.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1968 was located in Fiji. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1968
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.0198 km NW of Lautoka, Fiji · 20 km deep
- 5.5214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 561 km deep
- 6.0Fiji region · 604 km deep
- 5.6Fiji region · 588 km deep
- 6.1Fiji region · 635 km deep
- 5.9231 km SSW of Sigatoka, Fiji · 38 km deep
- 5.8129 km W of Labasa, Fiji · 20 km deep
- 5.6south of the Fiji Islands · 188 km deep
- 5.7south of the Fiji Islands · 127 km deep
- 5.7212 km SW of Nadi, Fiji · 15 km deep
- 6.3115 km W of Labasa, Fiji · 19 km deep
- 5.5south of the Fiji Islands · 606 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1968 | 2 | 6.3 | 115 km W of Labasa, Fiji |
| February 1968 | 0 | ||
| March 1968 | 0 | ||
| April 1968 | 0 | ||
| May 1968 | 0 | ||
| June 1968 | 0 | ||
| July 1968 | 1 | 5.7 | 212 km SW of Nadi, Fiji |
| August 1968 | 4 | 5.9 | 231 km SSW of Sigatoka, Fiji |
| September 1968 | 2 | 6.1 | Fiji region |
| October 1968 | 2 | 6.0 | Fiji region |
| November 1968 | 1 | 6.0 | 198 km NW of Lautoka, Fiji |
| December 1968 | 0 |
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.
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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.