M6.4 earthquake near Sigatoka, Western

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 112 km SSW of Suva, Fiji on 12 Feb 1950, 22:14 UTC at a depth of 20 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 106 km away in Western, Fiji.