M6.9 earthquake near Labasa, Northern

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 130 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji on 26 Dec 1949, 06:23 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 131 km away in Northern, Fiji.