Fiji · Earthquake archives 2002

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

Events264

Largest magnitudeM 7.7

M6+11

M7+2

Average depth479.7 km

Monthly activity

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Jan14 Feb17 Mar21 Apr11 May10 Jun26 Jul20 Aug40 Sep28 Oct31 Nov22 Dec24

January14 EventsMax M6.2 · M6+ 1 February17 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0 March21 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0 April11 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1 May10 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0 June26 EventsMax M6.5 · M6+ 1 July20 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0 August40 EventsMax M7.7 · M6+ 3 September28 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1 October31 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 3 November22 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0 December24 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 1

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 6.5	south of the Fiji Islands	620.4 km	2002-06-30 21:29:36 UTC	View event →
M 6.3	Fiji region	621.1 km	2002-10-04 19:05:48 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	Fiji region	549.0 km	2002-10-22 11:39:04 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	Fiji region	627.6 km	2002-10-17 04:23:55 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	36 km ENE of Suva, Fiji	665.8 km	2002-01-02 14:50:33 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	south of the Fiji Islands	530.6 km	2002-12-10 04:27:54 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	south of the Fiji Islands	677.4 km	2002-08-19 11:23:06 UTC	View event →
M 6.0	south of the Fiji Islands	618.8 km	2002-09-08 13:15:55 UTC	View event →
M 6.0	Fiji region	33.0 km	2002-04-20 15:59:57 UTC	View event →
M 5.9	228 km E of Levuka, Fiji	626.6 km	2002-12-28 03:20:43 UTC	View event →
M 5.9	south of the Fiji Islands	650.0 km	2002-08-19 11:03:13 UTC	View event →
M 5.9	211 km E of Levuka, Fiji	569.0 km	2002-06-16 06:55:13 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	206 km E of Levuka, Fiji	559.9 km	2002-05-04 07:00:48 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	south of the Fiji Islands	539.9 km	2002-11-11 16:39:02 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	Fiji region	576.4 km	2002-01-25 03:28:11 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	199 km E of Levuka, Fiji	568.4 km	2002-12-03 20:13:54 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	203 km E of Levuka, Fiji	553.5 km	2002-11-14 11:05:20 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	192 km E of Levuka, Fiji	568.2 km	2002-12-25 08:54:25 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	south of the Fiji Islands	633.2 km	2002-11-16 20:44:49 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	58 km N of Labasa, Fiji	33.0 km	2002-10-28 13:15:05 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	south of the Fiji Islands	503.2 km	2002-09-07 10:40:26 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 5.5	248 km E of Levuka, Fiji	580.2 km	2002-07-28 19:01:19 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	51 km WNW of Levuka, Fiji	638.5 km	2002-01-05 18:22:41 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	south of the Fiji Islands	614.2 km	2002-01-04 08:44:20 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	135 km N of Ba, Fiji	33.0 km	2002-01-02 10:24:07 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	Fiji region	536.4 km	2002-11-26 22:46:13 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	Fiji region	33.0 km	2002-10-18 22:53:14 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	Fiji region	33.0 km	2002-10-18 21:55:52 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	224 km E of Levuka, Fiji	575.6 km	2002-10-15 10:43:55 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	south of the Fiji Islands	522.6 km	2002-09-04 08:06:32 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 5.4	south of the Fiji Islands	33.0 km	2002-06-02 21:46:57 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	Fiji region	33.0 km	2002-03-30 06:00:00 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	south of the Fiji Islands	607.1 km	2002-03-08 04:43:16 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	south of the Fiji Islands	489.0 km	2002-01-09 01:03:38 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	225 km E of Levuka, Fiji	629.0 km	2002-01-02 05:15:41 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	Fiji region	600.0 km	2002-08-19 11:34:00 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	209 km E of Levuka, Fiji	548.5 km	2002-07-24 21:59:45 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	south of the Fiji Islands	650.0 km	2002-06-30 19:51:06 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	south of the Fiji Islands	33.0 km	2002-06-07 12:09:40 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	south of the Fiji Islands	33.0 km	2002-04-17 16:42:22 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	51 km S of Suva, Fiji	557.3 km	2002-03-22 12:21:10 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	230 km E of Levuka, Fiji	591.3 km	2002-02-11 03:39:35 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	224 km E of Levuka, Fiji	631.4 km	2002-01-02 05:23:01 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	south of the Fiji Islands	99.9 km	2002-11-23 01:05:00 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	Fiji region	33.0 km	2002-09-08 15:38:52 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	south of the Fiji Islands	33.0 km	2002-02-21 00:30:54 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	south of the Fiji Islands	650.0 km	2002-08-19 11:38:04 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	south of the Fiji Islands	33.0 km	2002-06-15 05:22:55 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	238 km E of Levuka, Fiji	591.2 km	2002-10-10 05:45:39 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	south of the Fiji Islands	33.0 km	2002-09-16 18:28:14 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	south of the Fiji Islands	91.1 km	2002-06-27 03:38:27 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	south of the Fiji Islands	33.0 km	2002-06-07 12:33:43 UTC	View event →

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