M6.5 earthquake near Labasa, Northern

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 102 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji on 3 Oct 1919, 09:37 UTC at a depth of 15 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 102 km away in Northern, Fiji.