M6.0 earthquake near Sigatoka, Western

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 135 km SSW of Nadi, Fiji on 24 Jul 1989, 10:03 UTC at a depth of 31 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 111 km away in Western, Fiji.