M6.4 earthquake near Lautoka, Western

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 134 km NNW of Lautoka, Fiji on 19 Jun 1957, 08:01 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.

The nearest town in our records is Lautoka, about 134 km away in Western, Fiji.