M6.7 earthquake near Labasa, Northern

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 149 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji on 12 Jan 1998, 16:36 UTC at a depth of 23 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 150 km away in Northern, Fiji.