M6.1 earthquake near Labasa, Northern

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 139 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji on 7 Mar 1999, 20:35 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 Labasa, about 140 km away in Northern, Fiji.