M6.4 earthquake near Suva, Central

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Suva, Fiji on 14 Sept 1953, 00:26 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Suva, about 30 km away in Central, Fiji.