M6.1 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck south of the Fiji Islands on 4 Sept 1982, 13:31 UTC at a depth of 33 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.