M6.3 earthquake near Sigatoka, Western

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 156 km SSW of Nadi, Fiji on 14 Aug 1989, 17:51 UTC at a depth of 33 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Sigatoka, about 132 km away in Western, Fiji.