M6.2 earthquake near Nadi, Western

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 95 km WSW of Nadi, Fiji on 27 Nov 1953, 23:01 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 Nadi, about 95 km away in Western, Fiji.