M6.6 earthquake near Lautoka, Western

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 65 km WNW of Lautoka, Fiji on 19 Sept 1921, 23:16 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 Lautoka, about 66 km away in Western, Fiji.