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Fiji earthquakes in 1975

131 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Fiji in 1975. The largest: M6.2 south of the Fiji Islands, Feb 22, 1975.

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

19741976

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Where every quake of 1975 was located in Fiji. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1975

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

The largest

The 25 largest of 1975 in Fiji.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 197565.2Fiji region
February 197586.2south of the Fiji Islands
March 197555.3Fiji region
April 1975115.6203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
May 1975145.6south of the Fiji Islands
June 1975145.9Fiji region
July 197595.6south of the Fiji Islands
August 1975205.7Fiji region
September 1975145.4192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
October 1975105.3south of the Fiji Islands
November 197585.8south of the Fiji Islands
December 1975125.1south of the Fiji Islands

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 1975

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.