- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 15, 2011 CE
- Location:
- Fiji region
- Magnitude:
- 7.3 Mww
- Depth:
- 644.6 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 7.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.3
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.3
Other earthquake records of 2011 CE
- Japan, Honshu · Mw 9.1 · 18,423 deaths
- Turkey, Ercis, Van · Mw 7.1 · 604 deaths
- New Zealand, Christchurch, Lyttelton · Mw 6.1 · 185 deaths
- India, Sikkim, Nepal, China, Bhutan · Mw 6.9 · 127 deaths
- Myanmar, Tachilek, Thailand · Mw 6.8 · 104 deaths
- Turkey, Van · Mw 5.7 · 40 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 7.3 - Fiji region (2011 CE) happen?
- September 15, 2011 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.