Fiji · Earthquake archives August 2002

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events40

Largest magnitudeM 7.7

M6+3

M7+2

Average depth528.4 km

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 7.7	south of the Fiji Islands	675.4 km	2002-08-19 11:08:24 UTC	View event →
M 7.7	Fiji region	580.0 km	2002-08-19 11:01:01 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	south of the Fiji Islands	677.4 km	2002-08-19 11:23:06 UTC	View event →
M 5.9	south of the Fiji Islands	650.0 km	2002-08-19 11:03:13 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	south of the Fiji Islands	691.6 km	2002-08-19 12:52:04 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	Fiji region	554.2 km	2002-08-25 04:42:11 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	Fiji region	618.6 km	2002-08-22 23:58:09 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	Fiji region	600.0 km	2002-08-19 11:45:29 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	Fiji region	600.0 km	2002-08-26 19:14:24 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	south of the Fiji Islands	33.0 km	2002-08-25 03:52:32 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	Fiji region	600.0 km	2002-08-19 11:34:00 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	south of the Fiji Islands	650.0 km	2002-08-19 11:38:04 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Fiji region	600.0 km	2002-08-27 10:36:32 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	south of the Fiji Islands	33.0 km	2002-08-25 04:59:26 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Fiji region	600.0 km	2002-08-19 12:26:26 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Fiji region	600.0 km	2002-08-26 05:48:10 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Fiji region	600.0 km	2002-08-20 01:44:56 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Fiji region	628.6 km	2002-08-05 08:52:49 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	south of the Fiji Islands	33.0 km	2002-08-27 20:14:43 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Fiji region	600.0 km	2002-08-25 20:51:52 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	south of the Fiji Islands	33.0 km	2002-08-25 18:08:52 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	south of the Fiji Islands	600.0 km	2002-08-20 13:11:47 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Fiji region	608.3 km	2002-08-20 11:24:45 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji	536.6 km	2002-08-13 20:30:31 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	south of the Fiji Islands	441.9 km	2002-08-12 05:10:18 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	south of the Fiji Islands	600.0 km	2002-08-27 04:33:44 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Fiji region	640.9 km	2002-08-24 17:47:47 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	216 km E of Levuka, Fiji	571.9 km	2002-08-24 14:48:39 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Fiji region	500.0 km	2002-08-22 11:19:41 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	south of the Fiji Islands	600.0 km	2002-08-18 17:43:45 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Fiji region	547.2 km	2002-08-08 08:39:52 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	south of the Fiji Islands	500.0 km	2002-08-06 03:03:42 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Fiji region	650.0 km	2002-08-27 07:32:22 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	south of the Fiji Islands	33.0 km	2002-08-24 18:16:19 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	south of the Fiji Islands	650.0 km	2002-08-19 19:14:32 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Fiji region	600.0 km	2002-08-19 14:18:09 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Fiji region	600.0 km	2002-08-19 13:19:59 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Fiji region	600.0 km	2002-08-19 12:26:52 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	69 km N of Suva, Fiji	600.0 km	2002-08-17 09:12:27 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	281 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji	600.0 km	2002-08-16 22:32:31 UTC	View event →

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