Fiji earthquakes in 1971
17 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Fiji in 1971. The largest: M6.5 south of the Fiji Islands, Feb 15, 1971.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1971 was located in Fiji. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1971
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.5south of the Fiji Islands · 545 km deep
- 5.7261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 546 km deep
- 6.0south of the Fiji Islands · 98 km deep
- 5.7136 km WSW of Sigatoka, Fiji · 10 km deep
- 5.9173 km S of Sigatoka, Fiji · 27 km deep
- 5.5south of the Fiji Islands · 580 km deep
- 5.6south of the Fiji Islands · 537 km deep
- 5.5south of the Fiji Islands · 580 km deep
- 5.8south of the Fiji Islands · 553 km deep
- 5.6south of the Fiji Islands · 418 km deep
- 5.6south of the Fiji Islands · 42 km deep
- 5.5214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 560 km deep
- 5.8Fiji region · 540 km deep
- 5.5south of the Fiji Islands · 545 km deep
- 6.1south of the Fiji Islands · 592 km deep
- 6.1Fiji region · 20 km deep
- 6.5south of the Fiji Islands · 589 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1971 | 0 | ||
| February 1971 | 1 | 6.5 | south of the Fiji Islands |
| March 1971 | 1 | 6.1 | Fiji region |
| April 1971 | 5 | 6.1 | south of the Fiji Islands |
| May 1971 | 2 | 5.8 | south of the Fiji Islands |
| June 1971 | 1 | 5.5 | south of the Fiji Islands |
| July 1971 | 3 | 5.9 | 173 km S of Sigatoka, Fiji |
| August 1971 | 1 | 5.7 | 136 km WSW of Sigatoka, Fiji |
| September 1971 | 1 | 6.0 | south of the Fiji Islands |
| October 1971 | 1 | 5.7 | 261 km E of Levuka, Fiji |
| November 1971 | 1 | 6.5 | south of the Fiji Islands |
| December 1971 | 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.