M6.5 earthquake near Labasa, Northern

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 98 km NE of Labasa, Fiji on 12 Jul 1923, 03:15 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 98 km away in Northern, Fiji.